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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

STEPHANIE BROADNAX o/b/o K.T.H, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:07CV757-SRW

) (WO)

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, 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 child benefits under

the Social Security Act. On March 28, 2008, on the motion of the Commissioner, this court

reversed the decision and remanded the case for further proceedings pursuant to sentence

four of § 405(g). Plaintiff 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 $3,218.75. The Commissioner does not contest the petition

and requests that this court award 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 application for attorney fees (Doc. # 22) is GRANTED,

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and plaintiff is awarded EAJA fees in the total amount of $3,218.75.

DONE, this 7th day of August, 2008.

/s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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