Hart v. Colvin

Filing 23

ORDER granting 22 Stipulated Motion for Attorney Fees. By Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 10/14/2014.(alowe)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
Civil Action No. 13-cv-01415-REB
NORMA C. HART,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

ORDER
Blackburn, J.
The matter is before the court on the Stipulated Motion For An Award of
Attorney’s Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 [#22]1
filed October 10, 2014. After reviewing the motion and the record, I conclude that the
motion should be granted.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
1. That the Stipulated Motion For An Award of Attorney’s Fees Under The
Equal Access To Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 [#22] filed October 10, 2014, is
GRANTED;
2. That defendant SHALL PAY plaintiff a total of $6,200.00 in EAJA fees;
provided, further, that this amount is payable to plaintiff, not directly to her counsel;

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“[#22]” is an example of the convention I use to identify the docket number assigned to a specific
paper by the court’s case management and electronic case filing system (CM/ECF). I use this convention
throughout this order.

3. That payment to plaintiff SHALL be sent to the office of the plaintiff’s attorney:
Anthony L. Sokolow, Esq.
Anthony L. Sokolow, P.C.
1155 Kelly Johnson Boulevard, Suite 111
Colorado Springs, CO 80920;
4. That defendant’s payment of this amount BARS any and all claims plaintiff
may have relating to EAJA fees and expenses in connection with this action;
5. That defendant’s payment of this amount IS WITHOUT PREJUDICE to
plaintiff’s right to seek attorney fees under section 206(b) of the Social Security Act, 42
U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the offset provisions of the EAJA; and
6. That this Order SHALL NOT BE CITED as precedent in any future cases.
Dated October 14, 2014, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:

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