ECHOLS v. ASTRUE, 3:10CV00273 JTK. (2012)
Court: District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Number: infdco20120531797
Visitors: 33
Filed: May 29, 2012
Latest Update: May 29, 2012
Summary: ORDER JEROME T. KEARNEY, Magistrate Judge. Pending is Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. 2412 (docket entry #18). In the motion, Plaintiff requests $3,521.87 in fees and other expenses. The Commissioner does not object to this award (DE #20). Therefore, Court hereby finds that the motion is GRANTED. EAJA fees are payable to Plaintiff, not Plaintiff's attorney, and such fees are subject to an offset when the Plaintiff has outstan
Summary: ORDER JEROME T. KEARNEY, Magistrate Judge. Pending is Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. 2412 (docket entry #18). In the motion, Plaintiff requests $3,521.87 in fees and other expenses. The Commissioner does not object to this award (DE #20). Therefore, Court hereby finds that the motion is GRANTED. EAJA fees are payable to Plaintiff, not Plaintiff's attorney, and such fees are subject to an offset when the Plaintiff has outstand..
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ORDER
JEROME T. KEARNEY, Magistrate Judge.
Pending is Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (docket entry #18). In the motion, Plaintiff requests $3,521.87 in fees and other expenses. The Commissioner does not object to this award (DE #20). Therefore, Court hereby finds that the motion is GRANTED.
EAJA fees are payable to Plaintiff, not Plaintiff's attorney, and such fees are subject to an offset when the Plaintiff has outstanding federal debts. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010). Therefore, subject to any offset, payment by check to the order of the Plaintiff, in care of his attorney, will issue to Plaintiff's attorney.
Accordingly, Plaintiff is awarded $3,521.87 in fees and expenses.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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