Opinion
CIV. NO. 1:17-cv-01149-SMV
10-18-2018
DIANE E. GRIEGO MEDINA, Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
JENNIFER A. RANDALL Special Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendant BENJAMIN E. DECKER Attorney for Plaintiff
ORDER
Upon consideration of Defendant's Stipulated Motion for Award of Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), the Court hereby awards Plaintiff $7,250 in attorney fees under the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The EAJA fees will be paid to Plaintiff but delivered to Plaintiff's attorney. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 595-98 (2010); Manning v. Astrue, 510 F.3d 1246, 1255 (10th Cir. 2007), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct. 486 (2008); Brown v. Astrue, 271 F. App'x 741, 743-44 (10th Cir. 2008) (unpublished). It is further ordered that, if Plaintiff's counsel ultimately receives an award of attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), said attorney must refund the smaller award to Plaintiff pursuant to Weakley v. Bowen, 803 F.2d 575, 580 (10th Cir. 1986).
The Court also awards costs in the amount of $400, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1920. DATED this 18th day of October 2018.
/s/_________
STEPHAN M. VIDMAR
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Jennifer A. Randall
JENNIFER A. RANDALL
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant By: /s/ Benjamin E. Decker
BENJAMIN E. DECKER
Attorney for Plaintiff