Rodgers v. Astrue

ORDER

THOMAS E. MORRIS, United States Magistrate Judge.

This case is before the Court on Plaintiffs Petition for Attorney Fees (Doc. # 33), filed May 25, 2009. Plaintiffs coun sel requests an award of $6,548.14 in attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. #33 at 1). Defendant filed his Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney Fees (Doc. # 34, Response), on June 24, 2009. Defendant raises objection to the hourly rates requested by Plaintiffs counsel. 1

In this matter, Plaintiff has requested attorney fees under EAJA be paid at rates of $161.85 per hour for…