Jones v. Colvin

Filing 21

ORDER granting 20 Motion for Attorney Fees - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 9/28/2017. (Tripp, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO. 5:16-CV-774-FL
Toni Euphemia Jones,
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 Two-Thousand Nine Hundred and Ten Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents ($2,910.25) 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 his attorney.
It is therefore ORDERED, this 28th day of September, 2017, that the Plaintiff shall be,
and hereby is, awarded the sum of Two-Thousand Nine Hundred and Ten Dollars and TwentyFive Cents ($2,910.25) 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:
Kristin L. Gordon
Ricci Law Firm, P.A.
P.O. Box 483
Greenville, NC 27835-0483
252-752-7785
[e-mail]
David N. Mervis
Social Security Administration
Office of General Counsel, Office of Program Law
6401 Security Boulevard, Altmeyer Building, Room 617
Baltimore, MD 21235
410-965-2847
[e-mail]