HANKINS v. SAUL

Filing 19

ORDER For the reasons in the amended joint motion, the Court GRANTS the that motion, dkt. 18 , and awards $7,120 in attorney fees and $400 in costs under the EAJA. Any fees paid belong to Mr. Hankins and not his attorney and can be offset to satisfy any pre-existing debt that the litigant owes the United States. Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010). The other motions, dkt. 15 and dkt. 17 , are DENIED as superseded (SEE ORDER). Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 7/15/2021. (DWH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
TERRE HAUTE DIVISION
JOHNATHAN W. HANKINS,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner )
of the Social Security Administration, 1
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Defendant.
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No. 1:20-cv-525-JPH-DLP

ORDER GRANTING ATTORNEY FEES
On June 22, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking $7,310 in attorney fees
and $400 in costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"). Dkt. 15.
On June 29, 2021, the parties filed a joint motion to award Plaintiff $7,120 in
attorney fees. Dkt. 17. The parties then filed an amended joint motion on the
same day to award Plaintiff $7,120 in attorney fees and $400 in costs under
the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Dkt. 18.
For the reasons in the amended joint motion, the Court GRANTS the
that motion, dkt. [18], and awards $7,120 in attorney fees and $400 in costs
under the EAJA. Any fees paid belong to Mr. Hankins and not his attorney and
can be offset to satisfy any pre-existing debt that the litigant owes the United

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), after the removal of Andrew M. Saul from his
office as Commissioner of the SSA on July 9, 2021, Kilolo Kijakazi automatically became the
Defendant in this case when she was named as the Acting Commissioner of the SSA.
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States. Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010). The other motions, dkt. [15] and
dkt. [17], are DENIED as superseded.
SO ORDERED.
Date: 7/15/2021

Distribution:
Alison T. Schwartz
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[e-mail]
Julian Clifford Wierenga
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (Indianapolis)
[e-mail]
Kirsten Elaine Wold
HANKEY LAW OFFICE
[e-mail]

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