Ellison v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 3:2017cv00107 - Document 17 (S.D. Ohio 2019)
Court Description: DECISION AND ENTRY- IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: 1. Plaintiffs Motion for Allowance of Attorney Fees (Doc. # 16 ) is GRANTED; 2. The Commissioner shall pay Plaintiffs attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1) in the amount of $14,00 0.00; 3. Plaintiffs counsel shall refund to Plaintiff the amount ofattorney fees, if any, he has actually received under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. # 15 ); and 4. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington on 6/28/19. (kma)
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Ellison v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON JANET ELLISON, Plaintiff, vs. COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. : Case No. 3:17-cv-107 : : : Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington : (by full consent of the parties) : : : : : DECISION AND ENTRY This case is before the Court upon Plaintiff’s Motion for Allowance of Attorney Fees. (Doc. #16). The Commissioner has neither responded to nor opposed this Motion. The Motion seeks an award of attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1) in the total amount of $14,000.00. In the absence of opposition by the Commissioner, the Motion and supporting Exhibits establish that an award of attorney fees is reasonable and warranted under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1) in the amount the Motion seeks. In addition, the Court previously accepted the parties’ stipulation to an award of $3,000.00 in attorney fees to Plaintiff’s counsel under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). (Doc. #s 14-15). The EAJA award, however, was subject to offset in the amount of any debt Plaintiff owed the Government. See Doc. #15. The current record does not indicate whether or not Plaintiff’s counsel actually received any of the EAJA award because of the potential offset. Counsel may not recover attorney fees under both Dockets.Justia.com the EAJA and 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) for the same work. Plaintiff’s counsel must therefore return to Plaintiff the amount of EAJA fees, if any, he has actually received. See Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789, 796 (2002). IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: 1. Plaintiff’s Motion for Allowance of Attorney Fees (Doc. #16) is GRANTED; 2. The Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff’s attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1) in the amount of $14,000.00; 3. Plaintiff’s counsel shall refund to Plaintiff the amount of attorney fees, if any, he has actually received under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. #15); and 4. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. June 28, 2019 s/Sharon L. Ovington Sharon L. Ovington United States Magistrate Judge 2
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