Ingle v. Commissioner of Social Security
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ORDER granting 23 Motion for Attorney Fees and awarding fees in the amount of $4538.50. Signed by Magistrate Judge Charles B Goodwin on 11/08/2017. (jb)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
TERESA ANN INGLE,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security
Administration,
Defendant.
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Case No. CIV-16-385-CG
ORDER
On September 11, 2017, the Court entered an Opinion and Order and a Judgment
reversing the decision of the Acting Commissioner and remanding this case for further
proceedings. See Doc. Nos. 20, 21. Plaintiff Teresa Ann Ingle now requests an award of
attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. See Pl.’s
Mot. Att’y Fees (Doc. No. 23). Defendant has responded that she has no objection to the
requested fee award. See Def.’s Resp. (Doc. No. 24).
Having considered Plaintiff’s unopposed request and the relevant record, the Court
finds that: “(1) [P]laintiff is a ‘prevailing party’; (2) the position of the United States was
not ‘substantially justified’; and (3) there are no special circumstances that make an award
of fees unjust” in this case. Hackett v. Barnhart, 475 F.3d 1166, 1172 (10th Cir. 2007)
(quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A)). The Court therefore GRANTS Plaintiff’s request
(Doc. No. 23) and awards fees in the amount of $4538.50, with said amount to be paid
directly to Plaintiff and sent in care of Casey L. Saunders Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 2318,
Ada, Oklahoma, 74821. If attorney’s fees are also awarded under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b),
Plaintiff’s counsel shall refund the smaller award to Plaintiff pursuant to Weakley v. Bowen,
803 F.2d 575, 580 (10th Cir. 1986).
IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day of November, 2017.
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