UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
EASTERN AND WESTERN DISTRICTS OF KENTUCKY
JOINT GENERAL ORDER No. 2024-01
IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO JOINT LOCAL RULES
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Pursuant to LR 83.14 and LCrR 57.7 ofthe Joint Local Rules ofthe Eastern and Western
Districts of Kentucky, and pursuant to the authority granted by Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure and Rule 57 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, upon recommendation
of the Joint Local Rules Commission, and in the absence of any comments after Notice, the
Judges of the Eastern and Western Districts hereby ORDER that the following amendments be
made to the Joint Local Rules:
A. LR 83.11 Attorney's Fees Petitions Under Social Security Act - is amended as
follows in order to further modernize the Local Rule in accordance with
amendments to the Supplemental Social Security Rules:
LR 83.11 Attorney's Fees Petitions Under Social Security Act
(a) Claimant's counsel may petition for attorney's fees, awardable under 42 U.S.C. §
406(b) or§ 1383(d)(2)(A), within 30 days of the date shown on the face of the most
recent notice of award issued by the Social Security Administration. This rule does not
apply to motions for fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), which are
governed by the procedures set forth in that Act at 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).
(1) Petition. The attorney's fee petition must include an itemization of the
services provided in the judicial proceedings, as well as any applicable Notice(s) of
Award and fee agreement. Claimant's counsel must serve a copy of the fee petition on
the claimant and the United States Attorney.
(2) Responses. The United States Attorney or claimant may respond to the
attorney's fee petition within 30 days of the petition's filing.
The amendments reflected in this Joint General Order shall be incorporated into the
Courts' Joint Local Rules published on the Courts ' respective websites. Copies of this Order
shall be made available to the public on the Courts ' respective websites and made available to
the various publishing companies that publish the Joint Local Rules of the Eastern and Western
Districts of Kentucky. The amendments noted in this Order shall take effect upon entry of this
Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED:
Greg N. Stivers, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Hon. Greg N. Stivers
1 , me ict Chief Judge, United States District
Court, Eastern District of Kentucky Court, Western District of Kentucky
ENTERED
JAMES J. VILT JR., CLERK
1/4/2024
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
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