Bryant v. Social Security Administration Commissioner

Filing 15

ORDER granting 11 Motion for Attorney Fees in the amount of $1609.85 and adopting Report and Recommendations re 14 . Further, any EAJA award by this Court should be made payable to plaintiff but may be mailed to Plaintiff's counsel. Signed by Honorable Jimm Larry Hendren on April 30, 2012. (sh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HARRISON DIVISION

JONATHAN S. BRYANT

PLAINTIFF

v.

Civil No. 10-3069

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
Commissioner of Social Security

DEFENDANT

O R D E R
Now

on

this

30th

day

of

April,

2012,

comes

on

for

consideration the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation
(Doc. 14) to which no objections have been made.

The Court, having

carefully reviewed said Report and Recommendation, finds that it is
sound in all respects, and that it should be adopted in toto.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's Report and
Recommendation is adopted in toto.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the reasons stated in the
Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, the Court finds that
Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of Application for Attorney Fees
Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. 11) should be, and it
hereby is, granted.
IT

IS

FURTHER

ORDERED

that

Plaintiff

should

be

awarded

compensation under the EAJA for: 6.35 attorney hours at a rate of
$155.00 per hour; 8.05 paralegal hours at a rate of $75.00 per
hour;

and

$21.85

in

postage

expenses,

for

a

total

award

of

$1,609.85. This award should be made payable to plaintiff, but may
be mailed to plaintiff's counsel.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/Jimm Larry Hendren
HON. JIMM LARRY HENDREN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE