Perkins v. Commissioner of Social Security - $8,770 EAJA Fees

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April 21, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note

Alice D. Perkins v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

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• Docket Number: 2:25-cv-00060

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE

ALICE D. PERKINS, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) No.: 2:25-CV-60-TAV-DCP
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COMMISSIONER OF )
SOCIAL SECURITY, )
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Defendant. )

ORDER

This civil matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (the
“R&R”) entered by United States Magistrate Judge Debra C. Poplin on March 30, 2026
[Doc. 21]. In the R&R, the magistrate judge recommends that the Court deny as moot
Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act
(“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 [Doc. 18] and adopt the parties’ Joint Stipulation for Attorney
Fees Pursuant to EAJA [Doc. 19]. There have been no timely objections to the R&R, and
enough time has passed since the filing of the R&R to treat any objections as having been
waived. See 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72.
After careful review of the matter, the Court agrees with the magistrate judge’s
recommendations. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS in full the R&R
[Doc. 21] pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1). It is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The parties’ Joint Stipulation [Doc. 19] is ADOPTED to the extent that the
parties agree that plaintiff is entitled to an award of attorney fees under the EAJA in the
amount of $8,770.00;
2. In accordance with Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010), the EAJA fee is
payable to plaintiff as the litigant and may be subject to offset to satisfy a pre-existing debt
that the litigant owes to the United States;

1. If plaintiff owes no debt to the United States, the payment of the EAJA fees may be made to plaintiff’s counsel per the fee assignment referenced in the parties’ stipulation; and
2. Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 [Doc. 18] is DENIED as moot, pursuant to the parties’ Joint

Stipulation [Doc. 19].
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Thomas A. Varlan
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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