HORSLEY v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER

Filing 23

PROCEDURAL ORDER reserving ruling 17 Motion for Attorney Fees By JUDGE D. BROCK HORNBY. (jib)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
JERRI H.,
PLAINTIFF
V.

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING
COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION,
DEFENDANT

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CIVIL NO. 2:17-CV-453-DBH

PROCEDURAL ORDER
The plaintiff is seeking attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice
Act. The defendant objects to the amount sought, including the hourly rate the
plaintiff seeks for paralegal work. Magistrate Judge Rich is in the process of
scheduling an evidentiary hearing in two other cases to determine the current
market rate for such paralegal services in Portland Maine.

Hadley v.

Commissioner, 1:16-cv-568-JAW, and Cline v. Commissioner, 1:17-cv-282-GZS.
I will DEFER ruling on the plaintiff’s motion in this case pending the resolution
of those cases.
SO ORDERED.
DATED THIS 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2018
/S/D. BROCK HORNBY
D. BROCK HORNBY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE