Adams v. Commissioner of Social Security

CourtDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio
DecidedMay 10, 2021
Docket1:20-cv-00555
StatusUnknown

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Adams v. Commissioner of Social Security, (S.D. Ohio 2021).

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION - CINCINNATI ROBIN LYNN ADAMS, : Case No. 1:20-ev-555 Plaintiff, Judge Matthew W. McFarland Vv. ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social : Security, ; Defendant. :

ORDER GRANTING JOINT STIPULATION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (Doc. 17)

This cause coming before the Court on the joint motion of the parties (Doc. 17), due notice having been given, and the Court being fully advised, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: 1. The Parties' Joint Stipulation for an Award of Attorney's Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act is accepted and the Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff's attorney fees in the amount of $4,500.00 and costs in the amount of $400, for a total award of $4,900.00; 2. Counsel for the parties shall verify whether or not Plaintiff owes a preexisting debt to the United States subject to offset, consistent with Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 560 U.S. 586 (2010). If no such pre-existing debt exists, Defendant shall pay the EAJA award directly to Plaintiff's counsel pursuant to the EAJA assignment signed by Plaintiff; and 3. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WW. MeL By: JUDGE MATTHEW W. McFARLAND

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Astrue v. Ratliff
560 U.S. 586 (Supreme Court, 2010)

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