Hill v. Colvin

Filing 42

ORDER granting 38 Motion for Attorney Fees under 42 USC 406(b) - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 12/21/2016. (Tripp, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:14-CV-582 FL
TAMMY MARIE HILL,
Plaintiff,
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff’s counsel filed a motion for approval of attorney’s fees under section 206(b) of
the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), in the amount of $7, 205.47. Attorney’s fees under
section 206(b) are paid from past-due benefits awarded to a successful claimant. 42 U.S.C.
§ 406(b). Plaintiff has previously been awarded attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice
Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, in the amount of $5,398.25 (D.E. #37).
Defendant filed a response, stating that under Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789
(2002), it is the duty of the Court to determine a reasonable fee.
It is ORDERED that Plaintiff’s counsel be awarded fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) in the
amount of $ 7,205.47, and refund to Plaintiff the smaller award between this amount and
the EAJA award.
21st
December
This _____ day of ________________, 2016.
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LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE