Opinion
Civ. 21-00442 KK
12-15-2022
CAMISHA IRENE CORDOVA, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI,[1] Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.
Laura J. Johnson Attorney for Plaintiff Armstrong Johnson Law, LLC Richard Pruett Assistant Regional Counsel Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration, Region VIII
Laura J. Johnson Attorney for Plaintiff Armstrong Johnson Law, LLC
Richard Pruett Assistant Regional Counsel Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration, Region VIII
ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
KIRTAN KHALSA, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The Court, having reviewed the parties' Unopposed Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Doc. 28), HEREBY ORDERS that attorney fees be, and hereby are, awarded under the EAJA, payable to Plaintiff but mailed to Plaintiff's attorney in the amount of $7,700.00. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010) (EAJA fees are paid to the prevailing party, not the attorney).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, if Plaintiff's counsel receives attorney fees under both the EAJA and 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) of the Social Security Act, Plaintiff's counsel shall refund the smaller award to Plaintiff pursuant to Weakley v. Bowen, 803 F.2d 575, 580 (10th Cir. 1986).