Hoggard v. Colvin

Filing 22

CONSENT ORDER granting 21 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 6/23/2017. (Edwards, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN DIVISION
NO. 2:16-CV-81-FL
STEPHEN HOGGARD,
Plaintiff,
v.
Nancy A. Berryhill,
Acting Commissioner of
Social Security,
Defendant.
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CONSENT ORDER FOR PAYMENT
OF FEES AND COSTS PURSUANT TO
THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTIC ACT

This matter being submitted to the Court for entry of a Consent Order agreed to by the
parties, and it appearing that Plaintiff, by and through his attorney, has executed this Consent
Order, and Defendant has executed this Consent Order, by and through the undersigned Special
Assistant United States Attorney; and it appearing that the parties have agreed to an award to the
Plaintiff of Three Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,800.00) for attorney fees
and Four Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($400.00) in filing fees, in full and final settlement of
all claims arising from the above-captioned case pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act
(EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d); and it appearing further that the Plaintiff has assigned his right to
payment of such fees and costs to his attorney.
It is therefore ORDERED, this 23rd

day of June, 2017, that the Plaintiff shall be, and

hereby is, awarded the sum of Four Thousand and Two Hundred Dollars ($4,200.00) for attorney
fees and costs in full satisfaction of any and all claims against the Defendant arising under the
EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and upon the payment of such sum, the Defendant shall be
discharged from any further liability for fees, costs or expenses up until this point in time; and it

is further ORDERED, that payment of such amounts shall be made directly to the Plaintiff’s
attorney.
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LOUISE WOOD FLANAGAN
United States District Judge
CONSENTED TO:
Maria Concetta Mayo
Ricci Law Firm, P.A.
P.O. Box 483
Greenville, NC 27835-0483
252-752-7785
[e-mail]
Wanda D. Mason
Social Security Administration
6401 Security Boulevard, Altmeyer Building
Baltimore, Maryland 21235
410-966-5044
[e-mail]