Monaghan v. Social Security Administration

Filing 43

ORDER granting 42 Motion for Order Approving Stipulation of Award of Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Attorney fees in the amount of $6,900.00 shall be paid to Bruce Bernstein, attorney for plaintiff within 30 days, by Chief Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 7/23/09.(gmssl, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Chief Judge Wiley Y. Daniel Civil Action No. 07-cv-02655-WYD KELLYE W. MONAGHAN, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. __________________________________________________________________ ORDER ON ATTORNEY FEES __________________________________________________________________ THIS MATTER is before the Court in connection with the parties' Motion for Order Approving Stipulation of Award of Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (filed July 22, 2009). The parties move therein for an order granting an award of attorney fees in the amount of $6,900.00 to counsel for Plaintiff under the Equal Access to Justice Act ["EAJA"], 42 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Having reviewed the motion, I find that an award of fees under the EAJA is proper and that the parties' motion should be granted. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Motion for Order Approving Stipulation of Award of Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. # 42) is GRANTED. Attorney fees in the amount of $6,900.00 shall be paid to Bruce C. Bernstein, P.C., attorney for the Plaintiff, within 30 days.

Dated July 23, 2009 BY THE COURT: s/ Wiley Y. Daniel Wiley Y. Daniel Chief United States District Judge

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