Opinion
Case No. 4:13CV1789 CDP
04-14-2015
AMY PELLIN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before me on plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Plaintiff seeks fees in the amount of $5,935.86. Defendant does not object to the request for fees.
On January 7, 2015, I reversed the decision of the Commissioner and remanded the case to the Commissioner under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further consideration. Because plaintiff prevailed and is not otherwise precluded from recovering attorney's fees, I find plaintiff is entitled to an award in the amount requested.
The fees are payable to plaintiff, not plaintiff's attorney. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2524 (2010).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees [#25] is granted, and defendant shall pay plaintiff $5,935.86 in attorney's fees and shall mail plaintiff's award to plaintiff's attorney at 1285 Fern Ridge Parkway, Suite 120, St. Louis, MO 63141.
/s/_________
CATHERINE D. PERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 14th day of April, 2015.