Mitchell v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration, No. 3:2009cv00276 - Document 17 (S.D. Ohio 2012)

Court Description: DECISION AND ENTRY - Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Report and Recommendations filed on May 21, 2012 (Doc. # 16 ) is ADOPTED in full; 2. Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. #14) is GRANTED, in part, to the extent Plaintiff is entitled to an EAJA award in the total amount of$2,656.25. Plaintiffs Motion for an EAJA award totaling $3,614.84 is DENIED; 3. Defendant is directed to verify, within twenty-one days of this Decision and Entry, whether or not Plaintiff owes a pre-existing debt to the United Statessubject to offset. Ifno such pre-existing debt exists, Defendant is ordered topay the EAJA award directly to Plaintiffs counsel; and, 4. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Walter H Rice on 06/08/12. (pb1)