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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

NORTHERN DIVISION

WILLIE BALDWIN, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) Civil Action No. 2:05cv0754-VPM

) [WO]

JO ANNE B. BARNHART, )

Commissioner of Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

ORDER ON MOTION

Pending before the court is the plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees (Doc. # 20)

pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act [“EAJA”], 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (2000). The court

finds that the motion should be denied. 

On 3 August 2006, this court entered a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff (Doc.

# 19). In accordance with rule 4(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the

defendant may appeal the court’s judgment anytime up to and including 3 October 2006.

Therefore, the plaintiff may not file a motion for attorney fees under EAJA until 4 October

2006, when the final judgment is no longer appealable, assuming, of course, the

Commissioner chooses not to appeal. 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(B) (requiring attorney fee

motions to be filed “within 30 days of final judgment”); § 2412(d)(2)(g) (defining “final

judgment” as “a judgment that is final and not appealable”); see also, e.g., Jackson v.

Chater, 99 F.3d 1086, 1095 n.4 (11th Cir. 1996). 

Therefore, it is hereby 

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ORDERED that the plaintiff’s motion is DENIED as untimely. Nothing in this order

should be construed as precluding the plaintiff from re-filing her motion at the appropriate

time. 

DONE this 8 day of September, 2006. 

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/s/ Vanzetta Penn McPherson

VANZETTA PENN MCPHERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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