Kanta v. Social Security Administration Commissioner

Filing 18

ORDER adopting 17 Report and Recommendations in their entirety and ordering Attorney Fees in the amount of $1,583.34. This amount should be paid in addition to, and not out of, any past due benefits which plaintiff may be awarded in the future. Further, any EAJA award by this Court should be made payable to plaintiff, but may be mailed to Plaintiff's counsel. Signed by Honorable P. K. Holmes, III on January 21, 2014. (lw)

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

RICKY J. KANTA
v.

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 12-3155

CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Commissioner, Social Security Administration

DEFENDANT

ORDER
The Court has received proposed findings and recommendations (Doc. 17) from United
States Magistrate Judge Barry A. Bryant. There have been no objections. After careful review,
the Court concludes that the findings and recommendations should be, and hereby are, approved
and adopted as this Court’s findings in all respects in their entirety.
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees (Doc. 14) be
GRANTED and finds that Plaintiff is entitled to an award under the EAJA in the total amount of
$1,583.34. This amount should be paid in addition to, and not out of, any past due benefits which
Plaintiff may be awarded in the future. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2528 (2010),
the EAJA award should be made payable to Plaintiff, but may be mailed to Plaintiff’s counsel.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 21st day of January, 2014.

/s/P. K. Holmes, III
P.K. HOLMES, III
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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