Robertson v. Social Security Administration Commissioner

Filing 17

ORDER re 16 Report and Recommendation and granting plaintiff's 13 Motion for Attorney Fees, in the amount of $5684.66. This amount should be paid in addition to, and not out of, any past due benefits which plaintiff may be awarded in the future as set forth. Signed by Honorable Timothy L. Brooks on October 9, 2015. (rw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FORT SMITH DIVISION
PLAINTIFF

KATHY ROBERTSON

v.

CASE NO. 2:14-CV-2121

CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Commissioner, Social Security Administration

DEFENDANT

ORDER

Currently before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge Barry A. Bryant, dated August 27, 2015 (Doc. 16), regarding the Motion
for Attorney's Fees (Doc. 13) filed by Plaintiff's counsel.

More than fourteen (14) days

have passed since the parties' receipt of the Report and Recommendation, and no
objections were filed.
For the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation, the Plaintiff's Motion
(Doc. 13) is GRANTED, and the Court hereby orders that Plaintiff is entitled to
compensation under the EAJA for: 30.40 attorney hours at a rate of $186.25 per hour, plus
$22.66 in expenses, for a total attorney fee award of $5,684.66. This amount should be
paid in addition to, and not out of, any past due benefits which Plaintiff may be awarded
in the future .
The parties are reminded that the award herein under the EAJA will be taken into
account at such time as a reasonable fee is determined pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406, in
order to prevent double recovery by counsel for the Plaintiff.

IT IS SO ORDERED this

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