Muse v. Commissioner of Social Security

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
CARRIE ANNE MUSE,
Plaintiff,
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-CV-02830
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On June 18, 2025, all pretrial matters in this case were referred to United States
Magistrate Judge Christina A. Bryan under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). (Dkt. 7). Judge Bryan
filed a Memorandum and Recommendation on April 2, 2026, recommending that Plaintiff’s
Unopposed Motion for Attorney’s Fees (Dkt. 16) be granted in part. (Dkt. 18).
On April 8, 2026, Plaintiff filed her objections. (Dkt. 19). In accordance with 28
U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court is required to “make a de novo determination of those
portions of the [magistrate judge’s] report or specified proposed findings or
recommendations to which objection [has been] made.” After conducting this de novo
review, the Court may “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or
recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” Id.; see also FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3).
The Court has carefully considered the objections, the Memorandum and
Recommendation, the pleadings, and the record. Plaintiff’s objections (Dkt. 19) are
OVERRULED. The Court ACCEPTS Judge Bryan’s Memorandum and
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
April 27, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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Recommendation and ADOPTS it as the opinion of the Court. It is therefore ORDERED
that:
(1) Judge Bryan’s Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 18) is
APPROVED AND ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Attorney’s Fees is GRANTED IN PART;
and
(3) ORDERS that Plaintiff be AWARDED $5,303.73 in attorney’s fees.
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED at Houston, Texas on April 27, 2026.
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GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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