Ford v. Social Security Administration

Filing 25

OPINION AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Steven P. Shreder granting 23 Motion for Attorney Fees (dma, Deputy Clerk)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA JESSICA D. FORD, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. CIV-09-323-SPS OPINION AND ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES TO THE PLAINTIFF UNDER THE EAJA The Plaintiff was the prevailing party in this appeal of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s decision denying benefits under the Social Security Act. The Plaintiff seeks an award of attorneys’ fees in the amount of $4,787.90 under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The Commissioner indicates that he has no objection to an award of $4,787.90 to the Plaintiff. Upon review of the record herein, the Court finds that said amount is reasonable and that the Commissioner should be ordered to pay it to the Plaintiff as the prevailing party herein. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) (“Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a court shall award to a prevailing party . . . fees and other expenses . . . incurred by that party in any civil action [.]”). See also Manning v. Astrue, 510 F.3d 1246, 1249-50 (10th Cir. 2007), cert. denied, __ U.S. __, 129 S. Ct. 486, 172 L. Ed. 2d 355 (2008). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Application for Award of Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act 28 U.S.C. § 2412 [Docket No. 23] is hereby GRANTED, and the Commissioner is hereby ordered to pay attorneys’ fees in the amount of $4,787.90 to the Plaintiff as the prevailing party herein. IT IS SO ORDERED this 12th day of May, 2011. -2-

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