Battles v. Social Security Administration

Filing 18

ORDER granting 16 Plaintiff's Application for Attorney Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act; and awarding Plaintiff $2,178.02. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 9/19/2017. (kdr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
SANDRA BATTLES
V.

PLAINTIFF
CASE NO. 3:16-CV-00347-JTK

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Commissioner
Social Security Administration

DEFENDANT

ORDER
Pending is Plaintiff=s Application for Attorney Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act
(AEAJA@), 28 U.S.C. ' 2412 (DE #16).
expenses.

In the motion, Plaintiff requests $2,178.02 in fees and

The Commissioner has not filed a response to the motion.

After careful

consideration, the Court hereby finds that the motion is GRANTED.
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 Application for Attorney Fees (DE #16) is GRANTED. Plaintiff is
awarded $2,178.02.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 19th day of September, 2017.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE