Welch v. Colvin

Filing 23

ORDER granting 20 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 6/9/15. (mhf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
OXFORD DIVISION

BARBARA ANN WELCH,
V.

PLAINTIFF
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-CV-141-SAA

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF
SOCIAL SECURITY,

DEFENDANT

ORDER GRANTING PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY’S FEES
Plaintiff seeks an award of attorney fees of $5,562.93 paid under the Equal Access to
Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. Section 2412 and $350 in “costs.” Defendant does not object to the
amount of fees requested. However, defendant asserts that the plaintiff has provided no evidence
to support any “costs” and that under Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010) any attorney’s fees
awarded must be made payable to the plaintiff. The court has reviewed the motion and the
record and concludes that the motion is well taken. It is
ORDERED
that the defendant pay the plaintiff $5,562.93 in attorney’s fees and mail the award to
plaintiff’s attorney. Plaintiff is not awarded the $350 in costs sought because the request appears
to have been an inadvertent error as no justification has been provided for such costs.
This the 9th day of June, 2015.
/s/ S. Allan Alexander
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE