STEPHENS EX REL. R.E. v. ASTRUE

Nos. 08-1527, 08-1529, 08-1530, 08-1531, 08-1532, 08-1533, 08-1565, 08-1566, 08-1577, 08-1580, 08-1581, 08-1582, 08-1583, 08-1584, 08-1586, 08-1587, 08-1588, 08-1589, 08-1590, 08-1593, 08-1595, 08-1596.

565 F.3d 131 (2009)

Natalie J. STEPHENS, on behalf of R.E., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Donna Wright, on behalf of B.W., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. David Anderson, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Henry Allison, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Karl Sharp, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Virgil Evans, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Maria Cordova, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Kimberly Carter, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Dorothy Morales, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Paul Ward, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Christine A. Latham, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Marsha Woodland, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Kim Douglas, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Suzanne Ruben-Popkin, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Cheryl Birdow, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. John Gagel, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Deborah Laquay, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Crystal Lundy, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Hope Parker, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Llewellyn Pratt, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Elaine Obee Johnson, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant. Christina J. Watts, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael Eugene Robinson, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Stephen F. Shea, Elkind & Shea, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, William Kanter, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Rod J. Rosenstein, United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge CONRAD joined.


OPINION

WILLIAMS, Chief Judge:

Thirty-four prevailing Social Security benefits claimants petitioned for attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412 (West 2006) ("EAJA"). In response, the Social Security Commissioner, Michael J. Astrue, ("the Commissioner"), agreed that a fee award was proper but argued that the fees should be paid to the claimants themselves and not their attorneys. After consolidating the thirty...

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