Bunger v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Filing 26

DECISION AND ENTRY - It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Report and Recommendations filed on May 21, 2012 (Doc. 25 ) is ADOPTED in full. 2. Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act(Doc. 22 ) is GRANTED, in part, to t he extent Plaintiff is entitled to an EAJA award in the total amount of $2,987.50. Plaintiffs Motion for an EAJA awardtotaling $4,202.68 is DENIED. 3. Defendant is directed to verify, within twenty-one days of this Decision and Entry, whet her or not Plaintiff owes a pre-existing debt to the United States subject to offset. If no such pre-existing debt exists, Defendant is ordered to pay the EAJA award directly to Plaintiffs counsel. 4. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Walter H Rice on 6/9/12. (kje1)