Opinion
CASE NO. 12-cv-05037 BHS
05-29-2013
JOSEPH HENRY RICHMIRE, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATION
The Court, having reviewed the Report and Recommendation of Judge J. Richard Creatura, United States Magistrate Judge, does hereby find and ORDER:
(1) The Court adopts the Report and Recommendation and GRANTS plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees, in the amount of $6,871.50, pursuant to the EAJA and consistent with Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2524, 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4763 at ***6-***7 (2010). Plaintiff's award is subject to any offset allowed pursuant to the Department of the Treasury's Offset Program. See Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. at 2528. Plaintiff's request for costs in the amount of $350.00 is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1920.
(2) The Clerk is directed to send copies of this order to counsel of record.
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BENJAMIN H. SETTLE
United States District Judge