Murphy v. Colvin
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER re: 22 MOTION for Attorney Fees filed by Plaintiff Timmothy Murphy. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's application for attorney's fees is GRANTED in the amount of $4,368.75, payable directly to Plaintiff. (Doc. No. 22.) Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 11/23/16. (CSG)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
TIMMOTHY MURPHY,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
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No. 1:15CV00131 AGF
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees in the
amount of $4,368.75, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).
Plaintiff is the prevailing party in his action challenging the Commissioner of Social
Security’s denial of his application for disability insurance benefits. Plaintiff seeks
$4,368.75 in fees, to be paid to Plaintiff’s counsel pursuant to an assignment of fees to
counsel, executed by Plaintiff. Plaintiff has submitted documentation supporting the
requested amount of fees. The Commissioner responds that it does not object to the
award of fees in the amount sought, but notes that Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010),
mandates that the fees are to be paid directly to Plaintiff.
The Court’s review of the record indicates that the amount of fees sought is
reasonable and properly supported. As the Commissioner asserts, however, Astrue v.
Ratliff requires that the fees be paid directly to Plaintiff, even in light of the assignment
signed by Plaintiff.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s application for attorney’s fees is
GRANTED in the amount of $4,368.75, payable directly to Plaintiff. (Doc. No. 22.)
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AUDREY G. FLEISSIG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 23rd day of November, 2016.
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