Opinion
Civil Action No. 2:12-CV-189
07-08-2014
MICHAEL J. BUTT, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN COLVIN, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
This matter is before the Court on the Order referring the Motion for Attorney's Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act to the Magistrate for preparation of a Report and Recommendation. The court, noting the lack of response in opposition and finding the amount
requested to be reasonable, hereby RECOMMENDS that the plaintiff's motion be GRANTED and that the plaintiff be awarded $9,978.83 in costs and fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). This award shall satisfy all of the plaintiff's claims under EAJA. If counsel can verify that Butt owes no pre-existing debt subject to offset, the Commissioner should direct that the award be made payable to Butt's attorney in accordance with the signed EAJA assignment. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 597, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2528-2529, 177 L.Ed.2d 91 (2010).
ENTERED this 8th day of July, 2014
/s/ Andrew P. Rodovich
United States Magistrate Judge