Opinion
4:21-CV-00619-BSM
01-11-2023
JESSIE G SIMMONS, PLAINTIFF v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEFENDANT
ORDER
Jessie Simmons's motion for attorney's fees [Doc. No. 15] is granted and he is awarded fees in the amount of $7,761.70. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412; Doc. No. 17-1. The Social Security Administration is directed to send the payment to Simmons because fees award under section 2412 are payable to the claimant rather than the lawyer. Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 589 (2010). Simmons is responsible for making payment to Laura J. McKinnon, who represented him.
IT IS SO ORDERED