Xenos v. Colvin

Filing 27

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs application for attorneys fees is GRANTED in the amount of $5,600.00, to be paid by the Social Security Administration directly to Plaintiff. (Doc. No. 25 .) IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is also awarded $100.00 in costs, to be issued from the Judgment Fund administered by the United States Treasury. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 05/11/2016. (KCB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION

SPIROS N. XENOS,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:14CV1741 AGF

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s application for attorney’s fees pursuant to
the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 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. The Commissioner has informed the Court that the parties have
agreed to an award of fees in the amount of $5,600.00. The parties have also agreed that
Plaintiff is entitled to $100.00 for his attorney’s filing fee to appear pro hac vice, which shall
issue from the Judgment Fund administered by the United States Treasury. The Court’s review
of the record indicates that these amounts are reasonable and fair. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff,
560 U.S. 586 (2010), fees must be paid directly to Plaintiff.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s application for attorney’s fees is
GRANTED in the amount of $5,600.00, to be paid by the Social Security Administration
directly to Plaintiff. (Doc. No. 25.)

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is also awarded $100.00 in costs, to be
issued from the Judgment Fund administered by the United States Treasury.
Dated this 11th day of May, 2016.
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AUDREY G. FLEISSIG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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