Fields v. Social Security Administration Commissioner

Filing 15

JUDGMENT on Attorney Fees, adopting 14 Report and Recommendations, granting 11 Motion for Attorney Fees, and awarding Plaintiff's counsel $4,930.50 in attorney's fees under EAJA. Signed by Honorable P. K. Holmes, III on December 19, 2011. (cap)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
TERESA LYNN FIELDS
vs.

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 4:10-cv-04043

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE
Commissioner, Social Security Administration

DEFENDANT

ORDER
Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation filed on November 8, 2011 by the
Honorable Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.
(Doc. 14). Judge Bryant recommends that Plaintiff’s Application for Attorney Fees Under the Equal
Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) be GRANTED. Defendant has not filed objections to the Report
and Recommendation, and the time to object has passed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
The Court, being well and sufficiently advised in this matter, finds that the Report and
Recommendation is proper and should be adopted in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court finds that
counsel is entitled to compensation under the EAJA in the amount of $4,930.50. This award
represents 28.50 attorney hours at an hourly rate of $173.00.
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 Plaintiff.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 19th day of December, 2011.

s/P. K. Holmes, III
P.K. HOLMES, III
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE