Jennifer H. v. Saul
- John Tunheim
- 0:19-cv-00959
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Jennifer H. v. Saul, Judge Tunheim granted the fee motion, awarding Jennifer H. $8,160 in fees and $500 in costs.
Jennifer H. and her counsel are affected by the fee award. The award is payable to Jennifer H. and may be offset for qualifying pre-existing debts to the United States.
What happened
Jennifer H. v. Saul is a Social Security case in which the court considered a request for attorney’s fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
The court granted the motion and awarded $8,160 in reasonable attorney’s fees plus $500 in costs. The award is payable to Jennifer H. as the litigant and may be reduced to pay qualifying pre-existing debts to the United States.
Chief Judge John R. Tunheim issued the order on August 10, 2020, after adopting a magistrate judge’s recommendation to which no objections were filed.
The detailed version
- Jennifer H. v. Saul · No. 0:19-cv-00959
- John Tunheim
- Aug. 10, 2020
Background
Jennifer H.’s counsel sought attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), a federal law that can allow a party to recover reasonable legal fees in certain cases against the government. The opinion is based on a magistrate judge’s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation dated June 5, 2020. The order states that no objections were filed.
Ruling
The court granted the motion for attorney’s fees under the EAJA. It awarded $8,160 in reasonable attorney’s fees and $500 in costs.
Under the order, the award is payable to Jennifer H. as the litigant. The award is subject to offset to satisfy any pre-existing debts Jennifer H. may owe to the United States. The opinion does not describe the underlying Social Security dispute or the court’s resolution of that dispute.
Judge
Chief Judge John R. Tunheim issued and signed the order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.