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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
MATTHEW WILLKIE, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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v. 	) 	Case No. 4:24 CV 1408 CDP
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FRANK BISIGNANO, 	)
Commissioner of Social Security, 	)
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Defendant. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Plaintiff Matthew Willkie prevailed on his appeal for judicial review of an
adverse decision of the Social Security Administration and now requests attorney’s
fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act in the amount of $13,418.21 and
reimbursement of costs in the amount of $405. 	In response, the Commissioner
represents that the parties have agreed to a fee award totaling $11,500 and requests
that I order payment of fees in that amount, as well as costs in the amount plaintiff
requests. 	I will grant plaintiff motion and order payment of the agreed-upon
amounts of fees and costs.
This matter came before me on plaintiff’s appeal for judicial review of an
adverse decision of the Social Security Administration. 	In a Memorandum, Order,
and Judgment entered October 6, 2025, I reversed the Commissioner’s decision and
remanded the matter to the Commissioner for calculation and award of benefits with
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a disability onset date of August 21, 2015. 	Plaintiff now seeks an award of
attorney’s fees as the prevailing party. 	28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). 	The Commissioner
does not oppose plaintiff’s motion but requests that the agreed-upon amount of
$11,500 be made payable in accordance with Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010),
and that $405 in costs be paid from the Judgment Fund. 	Upon review of plaintiff’s
motion and the Commissioner’s response, I find the fees agreed upon by the parties
and the Commissioner’s requested terms of payment to be reasonable.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s Petition to Award Attorney
Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act [25] is GRANTED, subject to the
parties’ agreement.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d),
plaintiff shall recover attorney’s fees from the Social Security Administration in
the amount of $11,500.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a), plaintiff
shall recover costs from the Judgment Fund administered by the United States
Treasury in the amount of $405.00.
CATHERINE D. PERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 9th day of February, 2026.
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