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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

JONESBORO DIVISION 

KEVIN RUSSELL PLAINTIFF 

 

V. NO. 3:15-CV-00230-JTR 

 

 

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, 

Acting Commissioner, 

Social Security Administration DEFENDANT 

ORDER 

 

 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Kevin Russell’s Motion for Attorney’s 

Fees and Expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). Doc. 25. The 

Commissioner does not object to Plaintiff’s request. Doc. 27. 

 Plaintiff’s attorney, Stephanie Bartels Wallace, requests a total award of 

$2,299.92 ($2,279.85 in fees and $20.07 in expenses). The Court concludes that 

Plaintiff is entitled to an award of attorney’s fees under the EAJA and that the 

amount requested is reasonable. 

 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees 

Pursuant to the EAJA (doc. 25) is GRANTED. 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded $2,299.92 in 

attorney’s fees and expenses under the EAJA.1

 

 Dated this 9th day of December, 2016. 

 ____________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

 

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 Consistent with the Commissioner’s usual procedure in light of Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 

(2010), the check awarding EAJA fees should be made payable to Plaintiff, but mailed to the 

Plaintiff in care of Plaintiff’s attorney at the attorney’s office. 

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