Williams v. Social Security, Commissioner of

Filing 20

ORDER granting 18 plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (MBea)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

DEBORAH J. WILLIAMS,
CASE NO. 13-CV-14941
HONORABLE GEORGE CARAM STEEH

Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES (DOC. # 18)
Now before the court is plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees in this Social Security
case (Doc. #18).

On March 20, 2015, the court accepted Magistrate Judge Mona

Majzoub’s report and recommendation, granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment,
denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment and remanded the action to the
Commissioner of Social Security for proper application of the treating-physician rule (Doc.
#16). Plaintiff subsequently filed the instant motion for attorney’s fees under the Equal
Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Plaintiff seeks attorney’s fees in the
sum of $3,040.62, payable directly to plaintiff’s attorney pursuant to an assignment of fees
in her fee arrangement with her attorney. Alternatively, if defendant verifies that plaintiff
owes a debt to the United States, plaintiff moves the court to order defendant to offset the
debt and issue the remaining balance to plaintiff in her name. Defendant filed a response

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stating that it does not object to plaintiff’s motion. Therefore, plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED
for the reasons stated in the motion.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 12, 2015
s/George Caram Steeh
GEORGE CARAM STEEH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on
May 12, 2015, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Marcia Beauchemin
Deputy Clerk

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