Cheryl A. Coleman v. Michael J. Astrue

Filing 28

ORDER granting 24 Motion for Attorney Fees. Fees awarded to Plaintiff against Defendant in the amount of $5,421.90, payable to Warren L. Reimer. Ordered by Magistrate Judge F. A. Gossett. (CLS, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA C H E R Y L A. COLEMAN, P l a i n t i f f, vs. M I C H A E L J. ASTRUE, Commissioner o f the Social Security Administration, D efe n d a n t. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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O n May 29, 2009, the court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff, reversed the d e c is io n of the Commissioner, and remanded this matter to the Commissioner for a de novo h e a rin g before an Administrative Law Judge. Plaintiff has applied for attorney fees in the a m o u n t of $5,525.50 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C.§2412(d). (Doc. 2 4 ). The court has reviewed the documentation submitted by the plaintiff in support of the m o tio n and finds the request, as to the hours spent and the hourly fee requested, to be fair and re a so n a b le . In the response filed July 13, 2009 (Doc. 27), defendant advised that the parties h a v e agreed to a fee award in the amount of $5,421.90 and the defendant does not object to p a ym e n t of the award directly to plaintiff's counsel. Based on these representations, I find th e motion for attorney fees should be granted in the amount of $5,421.90. P u r s u a n t to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, I T IS ORDERED that plaintiff's Application for Attorneys Fees (Doc. 24), is granted in the amount of $5,421.90, made payable to Warren L. Reimer. D A T E D July 14, 2009. B Y THE COURT: s / F.A. Gossett U n ite d States Magistrate Judge