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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
TAFFANY ANNE JONES,
Plaintiff,
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:24-CV-04500
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On November 15, 2024, 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. 3). Judge
Bryan filed a Memorandum and Recommendation on November 7, 2025, recommending
that Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act be
granted in part. (Dkt. 17).
On November 20, 2025, Plaintiff filed her objections. (Dkt. 18). 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 F ED. R. C IV. P. 72(b)(3).
The 	Court 	has 	carefully 	considered 	the 	objections, 	the 	Memorandum 	and
Recommendation, the pleadings, and the record. Plaintiff’s objections (Dkt. 18) are
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
December 04, 2025
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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OVERRULED. 	The 	Court 	ACCEPTS 	Judge 	Bryan’s 	Memorandum 	and
Recommendation (Dkt. 17) and ADOPTS it as the opinion of the Court. It is therefore
ORDERED that:
(1) 	Judge 	Bryan’s 	Memorandum 	and 	Recommendation 	(Dkt. 	17) 	is
APPROVED AND ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) 	Plaintiff’s Motion (Dkt. 14) is GRANTED IN PART; and
(3) 	Plaintiff is awarded fees in the total amount of $5,715.30.
It is so ORDERED.
Signed at Houston, Texas on December 4, 2025.
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