Brown v. Social Security Administration
Filing
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ORDER granting 17 Motion for Attorney Fees. Plaintiff is awarded $2,535.02 in attorney's fees and expenses under the EAJA. Signed by Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray on 11/22/2016. (jak)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
FREDERICK BROWN
V.
PLAINTIFF
NO. 3:15CV00301-JTR
CAROLYN COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner,
Social Security Administration
DEFENDANT
ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion requesting an award of
attorney’s fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28
U.S.C. § 2412.1 Doc. 17. The Commissioner has filed a Response. Doc. 19.
Plaintiff's attorney, Stephanie Bartels Wallace, requests a total payment of
$2,535.02 consisting of: (1) .90 hours of attorney work in 2015 at the adjusted hourly
rate of $191.00 ($171.90); (2) 10.10 hours of attorney work in 2016 at the adjusted
hourly rate of $193.00 ($1,949.30); (3) 5.25 hours of paralegal work at the hourly rate
of $75.00 ($393.75); and (4) $20.07 in expenses. The Commissioner does not object
to the requested amount.
Under these circumstances, the Court concludes that Plaintiff is entitled to an
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On August 29, 2016, the Court entered a Memorandum Order and Judgment reversing the
Commissioner’s decision and remanding this case for further administrative proceedings. Docs. 15,
16.
award of attorney’s fees and expenses under the EAJA, and that the amount requested
is reasonable.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees and
Expenses Pursuant to the EAJA, Doc. 17, is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded $2,535.02 in attorney's
fees and expenses under the EAJA.2
DATED this 22nd day of November, 2016.
____________________________________
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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Consistent with the Commissioner’s usual procedure in light of Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S.
586 (2010), the check awarding EAJA fees should be made payable to Plaintiff, but mailed to the
care of Plaintiff’s attorney at the attorney’s office.
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