Dozier v. Colvin

Filing 34

ORDER granting 31 Motion for Attorney Fees - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 07/15/2015. (Baker, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
BRENDA F. DOZIER,
Plaintiff,

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vs.
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
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Acting Commissioner of the
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Social Security Administration,
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Defendant.
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C/A No. 4:14-CV-93-FL
ORDER

The above referenced Social Security case is before the court upon Plaintiff’s motion for
attorney’s fees. On June 17, 2015, the court reversed the Commissioner’s decision denying
Plaintiff’s claim for Social Security disability benefits and remanded the case to the
Commissioner for further proceedings. On July 14, 2015, Plaintiff filed an unopposed motion
for fees, costs, and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412
(“EAJA”) totaling $4,788.
The court GRANTS this motion and directs the Commissioner to pay Plaintiff $4,788.
Such payment shall constitute a complete release from and bar to any and all further claims that
Plaintiff may have under the EAJA to fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with
disputing the Commissioner’s decision in this case. This award is without prejudice to the rights
of Plaintiff’s counsel to seek attorney fees under section 206(b) of the Social Security Act, 42
U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to offset provisions of the EAJA.

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IT IS SO ORDERED. This 15th day of ___________, 2015.
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Louise Wood Flanagan
United States District Court Judge

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