Dulin v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 22

DECISION AND ENTRY - Hereby ADOPTS said Report and Recommendations. It is therefore ORDERED that: 1. The Report and Recommendations filed on November 3, 2015 (Doc. # 21 ) is ADOPTED in full; 2. Plaintiffs Motion For An Award Of Attorney Fees Under T he Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. # 16 ) is GRANTED; 3. The Commissioner shall pay Plaintiffs attorney fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2412(d) in the amount of $7,970.90; 4. Defendant shall verify, within thirty days of this Decision and En try, whether or not Plaintiff owes a pre-existing debt to the United States that is subject to offset. If no such pre-existing debt exists, Defendant shall pay the EAJA award directly to Plaintiffs attorney; and 5. The case remain terminated on the docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 11/24/15. (pb)