Person v. Colvin

Filing 24

CONSENT ORDER granting 23 Motion for Attorney Fees - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 5/16/2017. (Baker, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO. 5:15-CV-569
BEATRICE MAE PERSON,
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 her 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 Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Centers ($5,000.00) for attorney 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 her right to payment of such fees and costs to her attorney.
It is therefore ORDERED, this 16th

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

hereby is, awarded the sum of Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,000.00) for attorney
fees 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:
Brian M. Ricci
Ricci Law Firm, P.A.
P.O. Box 483
Greenville, NC 27835-0483
252-752-7785
[e-mail]
David M. Mansfield
Social Security Administration
6401 Security Boulevard, Altmeyer Building
Baltimore, Maryland 21235
[e-mail]