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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (SSID)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

 SOUTHERN DIVISION

SUE ANN LULLING, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CASE NO. 1:13-cv-495-TFM

) [wo]

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, ) 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security )

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Defendant. )

 ORDER

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Application for Attorney Fees Under the 

Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. 21, filed 6/15/15) wherein Plaintiff seeks $3,653.14 in 

attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. In 

response, the Commissioner filed a Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Fees (Doc. 23, 

filed 6/29/15), wherein it is stated the Commissioner does not object to an award to 

Plaintiff in the amount of $3,653.14 as attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice 

Act and that these fees are to be paid to Plaintiff subject to offset.1

Accordingly, upon consideration of the application (Doc. 21) and the response

(Doc. 23), and for good cause, it is

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Indeed, 28 U.S.C.§ 2412(d)(1)(A) authorizes the court to award fees to the prevailing party. See 

Reeves v. Astrue, 526 F. 3d 732, 738 (11th Cir. 2008)(“attorney’s fees are awarded to the 

prevailing party, not to the prevailing party’s attorney.”) 

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ORDERED that the application for attorney’s fees (Doc. 21) be and hereby is 

GRANTED to the extent that the plaintiff be and is hereby AWARDED fees in the 

amount of $3,653.14.

DONE this 30th day of June, 2015.

/s/ Terry F. Moorer

TERRY F. MOORER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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