Craig v. Astrue

Full title: GREG CRAIG, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the Social…

Court: United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division at Dayton

Date published: Jan 12, 2009

Case No. 3:07cv00233 (S.D. Ohio Jan. 12, 2009)

Opinion

Case No. 3:07cv00233.

January 12, 2009

DECISION AND ORDER

WALTER RICE, District Judge

This case is before the Court upon Plaintiffs Motion For Attorney Fees Pursuant To The Equal Access To Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (Doc. #12). The Commissioner has not filed a Memorandum in Opposition or otherwise opposed Plaintiff's Motion.

Plaintiff seeks an award of attorney fees under the EAJA in the amount of $3,533.88 for 21 hours of work performed in this case and in this Court. In the absence of opposition by the Commissioner, Plaintiff's Motion and supporting documents establish that he is entitled to an award of attorney fees and costs under the EAJA in the total amount he seeks.

Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that:

1. Plaintiff's Motion For Attorney Fees Pursuant To The Equal Access To Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (Doc. #12) is GRANTED;

2. The Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff's attorney fees pursuant to the EAJA in the total amount of $3,533.88; and

3. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court.