Opinion
5:23-cv-00028-CHW
10-11-2024
ANGELA HILL, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY Defendant.
Social Security Appeal
ORDER
Charles H. Weigle, United States Magistrate Judge
The Court recently amended its order remanding the above-styled case to the Commissioner, which caused judgment to be entered on September 11, 2024. (Docs. 15, 16). Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for an award of attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Doc. 17). The motion is unopposed. (Id.)
Plaintiff requests attorney's fees, in the amount of $6,318.17 for 25.9 hours expended in litigating this case. (Doc. 17-2). The Commissioner does not oppose Plaintiff's request, the requested hours appear to be within a reasonable range, and Plaintiff's fee calculations appear to comport with the Court's formula established in Hartage v. Astrue, No. 4:09-cv-48, 2011 WL 1123401 (M.D. Ga. 2011).
Plaintiff's motion (Doc. 17) is GRANTED. It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded $6,318.17 in attorney's fees under the EAJA. The fee award should be made payable to Plaintiff directly. Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 589 (2010).
SO ORDERED.