Filed: May 29, 2018
Latest Update: May 29, 2018
Summary: ORDER GRAY M. BORDEN , Magistrate Judge . Before the court is Plaintiff David L. Spivey's unopposed Motion for Attorney's Fees. Doc. 21. On May 5, 2008, the Eleventh Circuit decided Reeves v. Astrue, 526 F.3d 732 (11th Cir. 2008), in which the Court unambiguously held that attorney's fees are awarded to the prevailing party as opposed to the prevailing party's attorney. On June 14, 2010, the United States Supreme Court decided Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010), in which the C
Summary: ORDER GRAY M. BORDEN , Magistrate Judge . Before the court is Plaintiff David L. Spivey's unopposed Motion for Attorney's Fees. Doc. 21. On May 5, 2008, the Eleventh Circuit decided Reeves v. Astrue, 526 F.3d 732 (11th Cir. 2008), in which the Court unambiguously held that attorney's fees are awarded to the prevailing party as opposed to the prevailing party's attorney. On June 14, 2010, the United States Supreme Court decided Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010), in which the Co..
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ORDER
GRAY M. BORDEN, Magistrate Judge.
Before the court is Plaintiff David L. Spivey's unopposed Motion for Attorney's Fees. Doc. 21.
On May 5, 2008, the Eleventh Circuit decided Reeves v. Astrue, 526 F.3d 732 (11th Cir. 2008), in which the Court unambiguously held that attorney's fees are awarded to the prevailing party as opposed to the prevailing party's attorney. On June 14, 2010, the United States Supreme Court decided Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010), in which the Court reaffirmed that attorney's fees are awarded to the prevailing litigant—not the prevailing party's attorney.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. The Motion for Attorney's Fees (Doc. 21) is GRANTED, and Plaintiff David L. Spivey is awarded fees in the amount of $4,731.90.
2. To the extent Plaintiff's counsel requests that fees be awarded directly to counsel, the motion is DENIED.
