Daniels v. Colvin
Filing
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ORDER granting 21 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 4/17/2017. (Briggeman, N.)
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:16-cv-00790-D
SUSAN T. DANIELS,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner
of Social Security,
Defendant.
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ORDER REGARDING ATTORNEY
FEES UNDER THE EQUAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28
u.s.c. § 2412(d)
Upon the stipulation of the parties, it is ORDERED that Defendant pay Plaintiff five
thousand dollars ($5,000.00) in attorney's fees in full satisfaction of any and all claims arising
under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412.
Pursuant to Comm 'r ofSoc. Sec. v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 2521 (2010), the fee award will first
be subject to offset of any debt Plaintiff may owe to the United States. If such a debt exists, the
debt will be satisfied first, and if any funds remain, they will be made payable to Plaintiff and
mailed to Plaintiffs attorney. If Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, the Commissioner will
honor the agreement between Plaintiff and her attorney, and the fees will be made payable to and
delivered to Plaintiffs attorney.
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JAMES c. DEVER III
Chief United States District Judge
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