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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

JONESBORO DIVISION

SPENCER KNIGHTEN, JR. PLAINTIFF 

VS. No. 3:14-CV-00275-BRW

CAROLYN W. COLVIN DEFENDANT

Acting Commissioner, 

Social Security Administration 

ORDER

Pending is Plaintiff’s Application for Attorney’s Fees pursuant to the Equal Access to

Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Doc. No. 19). Defendant does not object to the fee

amount but objects to the fees being paid directly to Plaintiff’s lawyer.1

Since the hours spent by counsel were reasonable, the motion is GRANTED and Plaintiff

is entitled to lawyer’s fees in the amount of $9,139.072 (49 lawyer hours at $186.00/hour).3

The EAJA fee award is payable to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff’s lawyer, but subject 

to any offset to satisfy any pre-existing debt owed to the United States.4

IT IS SO ORDERED this 13th day of May, 2015.

/s/ Billy Roy Wilson 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

Doc. No. 21.

2

The total includes $25.07 in costs.

3

Doc. No. 19.

4

Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2527-28 (2010).

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