Opinion
4:23-cv-1019-DPM
08-15-2024
DEBBIE SUE STEINBARGER PLAINTIFF v. MARTIN O'MALLEY, Commissioner, Social Security Administration DEFENDANT
ORDER
D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge
The Commissioner opposes parts of Steinbarger's fee petition. The Court has no doubt that O'Malley's counsel spent all the time claimed. But the Court agrees with the Commissioner that, given counsel's experience, more efficiency in reviewing the record and in preparing the in forma pauperis petition, the brief, and the EAJA petition could have been achieved. All material things considered, a $1,000 reduction is appropriate. No other reductions or changes are needed. The fee petition, Doc. 16, is granted as modified. The Court awards a reasonable attorney's fee of $7,009.50, payable directly to Steinbarger. The check should be mailed to Steinbarger's lawyer.
So Ordered.