Ash v. Social Security Administration
Filing
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ORDER granting 14 MOTION for Attorney Fees. Because the award belongs to Ash, and not her attorney, as set forth in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521 (2010), the Department of Treasury shall issue payment of this award by check made payable to Ash, in care of her attorney, Stephanie Bartels Wallace, and shall mail the check to Ms. Wallace at her Jonesboro, Arkansas, address. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris on 9/26/2017. (jak)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
KAREN DENISE ASH
VS.
PLAINTIFF
CASE NO. 3:17CV00016 PSH
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
DEFENDANT
ORDER
Now before the Court is the plaintiff Karen Denise Ash’s (“Ash”) motion for attorney’s fees
pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Defendant Nancy A.
Berryhill (“Berryhill”) does not oppose the motion.
We grant the motion, approving an EAJA award in the total amount of $2,229.37 (fees in
the amount of $2,209.30 plus expenses of $20.07). We find nothing unreasonable about the hours
of work performed or the hourly rate requested. Because the award belongs to Ash, and not her
attorney, as set forth in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521 (2010), the Department of Treasury shall
issue payment of this award by check made payable to Ash, in care of her attorney, Stephanie
Bartels Wallace, and shall mail the check to Ms. Wallace at her Jonesboro, Arkansas, address.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 26th day of September, 2017.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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