CROWE v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
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ORDER granting 33 Motion for Attorney Fees. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE TILMAN E SELF, III on 2/22/2021. (chc)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
D.H.C.,
Plaintiff,
CIVIL ACTION NO.
5:18‐cv‐00141‐TES‐CHW
v.
Comm’r of SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for an Award of Attorney’s Fees [Doc. 33]
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). The Commissioner of Social Security has issued a Notice
of Award showing that 25% of past‐due benefits total $40,967.50. [Doc. 33‐2, p. 3]. Based
on the time expended by counsel in federal court, the Court finds that a 25% fee
agreement between Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s counsel is reasonable. Gisbrecht v. Barnhart,
535 U.S. 789 (2002); see generally [Doc. 33‐4].
Given that the Commissioner has filed no objection to counsel’s request for fees
and because the Court has determined that the requested amount is reasonable, the
Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion for an Award of Attorney’s Fees [Doc. 33] in the
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amount of $32,984.98, which is 25% of Plaintiff’s past‐due benefits less the $7,982.52
previously awarded.
SO ORDERED, this 22nd day of February, 2021.
S/ Tilman E. Self, III
TILMAN E. SELF, III, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS
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