Jerry D. TALBOTT, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Appellee

ORDER

Application has been made to the Court by claimant’s counsel for attorney’s fees to be awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The Court finds that claimant’s counsel is entitled to attorney fees under the Act based upon the Secretary’s failure to apply the plain language of its own regulations as they relate to light work. The Court finds that the claimant's counsel is entitled to attorney’s fees for 63.75 hours at $75.00 per hour, totaling $4,781.25, plus expenses incurred in the sum of $289.83.

Claimant’s counsel is also entitled to attorney’s fees in the…