Manning v. Social Security Administration

Filing 23

ORDER granting 19 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray on 3/30/2017. (jak)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION

LYNEAL MANNING
V.

PLAINTIFF
NO. 3:16-CV-00028-JTR

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner,
Social Security Administration1

DEFENDANT

ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff Lyneal Manning’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees
and Expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). Doc. 19. The
Commissioner does not object to Plaintiff’s request. Doc. 22.
Plaintiff’s attorney, Stephanie Bartels Wallace, requests a total award of
$2,045.72. The request includes reimbursement for attorney and paralegal fees
totaling $2,025.65 and expenses of $20.07. The Court concludes that Plaintiff is
entitled to an award of attorney’s fees under the EAJA and that the amount
requested is reasonable.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees
pursuant to the EAJA, doc. 19, is GRANTED.

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Nancy A. Berryhill is now the Acting Commissioner and, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
25(d), is automatically substituted as the Defendant.

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