Logan v. Social Security Administration
Filing
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ORDER granting 18 Motion for Attorney Fees. Accordingly, Plaintiff is awared $3,883.45. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 7/11/2013. (jak)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
KENNETH LOGAN
V.
PLAINTIFF
Case No. 3:12CV00109 JTK
CAROLYN C. COLVIN,
Commissioner, Social
Security Administration
DEFENDANT
ORDER
Pending is Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees under the Equal Access to Justice
Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (DE #18). In the motion, Plaintiff requests $3,883.45 in
fees and expenses.1 The Commissioner has no objection. After careful consideration, the
Court hereby finds that the motion should be granted and that Plaintiff be awarded reasonable
attorney’s fees and expenses.
EAJA fees are payable to Plaintiff, not Plaintiff’s attorney, and such fees are subject
to an offset when the Plaintiff has outstanding federal debts. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct.
2521 (2010). Therefore, subject to any offset, payment by check to the order of the Plaintiff,
in care of his attorney, will issue to Plaintiff’s attorney.
Accordingly, the Motion for Attorney’s Fees (DE #18) is GRANTED. Plaintiff is
awarded $3,883.45.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 11th day of July, 2013.
____________________________________
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
1
Plaintiff requests $3,884.45 but there is a $1.00 calculation error (18.85 attorney hours at
the rate of $181 per hour and 6.05 paralegal hours at the rate of $75 per hour, plus expenses in
the amount of $17.85).
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