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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 DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

MARY L. NELSON, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:03CV572-SRW

) (WO)

JO ANNE B. BARNHART, )

Commissioner of Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

ORDER

Plaintiff brought the present action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial

review of a decision by the Commissioner of Social Security denying her benefits under the

Social Security Act. On March 2, 2006, this court reversed the decision of the Commissioner

and remanded the case to the Commissioner for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four

of § 405(g). Plaintiff’s counsel has filed an application for an award of attorneys fees under

the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). Plaintiff’s application

seeks fees in the total amount of $1,517.40 for 10.3 hours of work before this court. The

Commissioner does not contest the award of fees in the amount sought by plaintiff’s counsel.

Upon an independent review of the record, the court concludes that the position of the

Commissioner in this litigation was not substantially justified and, further, that the amount

of fees sought by plaintiff’s counsel is reasonable.

For the foregoing reasons, it is 

ORDERED that the plaintiff’s petition for attorney fees is GRANTED, and plaintiff

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is awarded EAJA fees in the total amount of $1,737.50, payable to plaintiff’s counsel, Darryl

W. Hunt.

DONE, this 31st day of May, 2006.

/s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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