Oliver v. King

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION
DANA OLIVER,
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Plaintiff,
V. 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:25-CV-00046
MICHELLE A. KING, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM & RECOMMENDATION
Before 	the 	Court 	is 	Magistrate 	Judge 	Julie 	K. 	Hampton' s 	Memorandum 	and
Recommendation ("M&R"). (D.E. 22). The M&R recommends that the Court grant Plaintiffs
application for Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA") fees. Id. at 2.
The parties were provided proper notice of, and the opportunity to object to, the Magistrate
Judge ' s M&R. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); General Order No. 2002-13. No
objection has been filed. When no timely objection has been filed, the district court need only
determine whether the Magistrate Judge's M&R is clearly erroneous or contrary to law. United
States v. 	Wilson , 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (5th Cir. 1989) (per curiam); Powell v. Litton Loan
Servicing, L.P. , No. 4:14-CV-02700, 2015 WL 3823141 , at *1 (S .D. Tex. June 18 , 2015) (Harmon,
J.) (citation omitted).
Having reviewed the proposed findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge, the filings
of the Parties, the record, and the applicable law, and finding that the M&R is not clearly erroneous
or contrary to law, the Court ADOPTS the M&R in its entirety. (D.E. 22). Accordingly, the Court
GRANTS Plaintiffs application for EAJA fees . (D.E. 21). The Court AWARDS Plaintiffs
attorney of record the sum of $7,051.74 in attorney's fees pursuant to the EAJA. Further, in
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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
June 03, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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accordance withAstrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 591 -9 8 (2010), the attorney fee award should be
made payable to Plaintiff, Dana. 0., and mailed in care of her attorney, Lindsey M. Sbrolla.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: Corpus~ 	isti, Texas
June~ 	, 2026
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DA 	. MORALES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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