Opinion
1:20-cv-01220-SAB
08-03-2021
ERIC RYAN BAILEY, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER RE STIPULATION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES (ECF NO. 24)
Eric Ryan Bailey (“Plaintiff”) filed the complaint in this action on August 27, 2020. (ECF No. 1.) On July 13, 2021, pursuant to the parties' stipulation for remand, the Court remanded the action for further proceedings, and entered judgment in favor of Plaintiff. (ECF Nos. 21, 22, 23.) On July 24, 2021, the parties filed a stipulation for the award of attorney fees in the amount of $5, 973.67 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (“EAJA”). (ECF No. 24.) The award is without prejudice to the rights of counsel to seek attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to the offset provisions of the EAJA. (Id.)
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees under the EAJA in the amount of $5, 973.67.
IT IS SO ORDERED.