Lynch v. Astrue

Filing 25

ORDER granting 24 Unopposed Plaintiff's Attorney Application for an Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Defendant to pay directly to counsel, attorney fees in the amount of $5,131.00, by Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 8/26/10.(gmssl, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge Robert E. Blackburn Civil Action No. 08-cv-00844-REB JOEY M. LYNCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. _____________________________________________________________________ ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY'S APPLICATION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) _____________________________________________________________________ Blackburn, J. The matter before me is the Unopposed Plaintiff's Attorney's Application for an Award of Attorney Fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) [#24] filed August 24, 2010. After reviewing the motion and the file, I conclude that the motion should be granted and that the Defendant should be ordered to pay the amount of $5,131.00 directly to the attorney for the Plaintiff from the monies being held by the Defendant from the Plaintiff's past-due benefits. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows: 1. That the Unopposed Plaintiff's Attorney Application for an Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) [#24] filed August 24, 2010 is GRANTED; 2. That the Defendant pay directly to counsel, attorney fees in the amount of $5,131.00.

Dated August 26, 2010, at Denver, Colorado. BY THE COURT:

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