U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2020

Harshe v. Saul

Harshe v. Saul
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota · Decided August 10, 2020

Harshe v. Saul

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

JENNIFER H., Civil No. 19-959 (JRT/ECW) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Defendant.

David F. Chermol, CHERMOL & FISHMAN LLC, 11450 Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19116, for plaintiff.

James D. Sides, SSA-Ogc, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Office of the General Counsel - Suite 340, 1301 Young Street, Ste Mailroom 104, Dallas, TX 75202, for defendant.

Based upon the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation by United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright dated June 5, 2020, all the files and records, and no objections having been filed to said Report and Recommendation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) (Dkt. 21) is GRANTED and Plaintiff is AWARDED $8,160.00 for reasonable attorney’s fees under the EAJA plus $500.00 in costs.

2. In accordance with the EAJA and Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010), the EAJA award is payable to Plaintiff as the litigant and subject to offset to satisfy any pre- existing debts that the litigant may owe to the United States.

Dated: August 10, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 10:30 AM s/John R. Tunheim ________ JOHN R. TUNHEIM Chief Judge United States District Court

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

JENNIFER H., Civil No. 19-959 (JRT/ECW) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Defendant.

David F. Chermol, CHERMOL & FISHMAN LLC, 11450 Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19116, for plaintiff.

James D. Sides, SSA-Ogc, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Office of the General Counsel - Suite 340, 1301 Young Street, Ste Mailroom 104, Dallas, TX 75202, for defendant.

Based upon the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation by United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright dated June 5, 2020, all the files and records, and no objections having been filed to said Report and Recommendation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) (Dkt. 21) is GRANTED and Plaintiff is AWARDED $8,160.00 for reasonable attorney’s fees under the EAJA plus $500.00 in costs.

2. In accordance with the EAJA and Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010), the EAJA award is payable to Plaintiff as the litigant and subject to offset to satisfy any pre- existing debts that the litigant may owe to the United States.

Dated: August 10, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 10:30 AM s/John R. Tunheim ________ JOHN R. TUNHEIM Chief Judge United States District Court

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