Eddie v. Colvin

Filing 29

JUDGMENT on Attorney Fees. IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the United States Social Security Administration agrees to pay attorney fees in the amount of $ 6,085.97, in full satisfaction of any and all attorney fee claims Plaintiff may have in this case under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Further, pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521 (2010), these attorney fees are payable to plaintiff as the prevailing party and are sub ject to offset through the Treasury Department's Offset Program to satisfy any pre-existing debt plaintiff may owe to the United States government. If, after the entry of this Order, the Commissioner determines that plaintiff owes no debt to the United States that would subject this award of attorney fees to offset, the Commissioner may honor the plaintiffs assignment of EAJA fees providing for payment of the subject fees to plaintiffs counsel, rather than to plaintiff. If, however, the Com missioner discovers that plaintiff owes the United States any debt subject to offset, the Commissioner will pay any attorney fees remaining after such offset to plaintiff, rather than to counsel. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 11/8/2017. (Jenkins, C.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION

LEONARD EDDIE,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner
of Social Security,
Defendant.

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JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE
CASE NO. 5:16-CV-801-D

Decision by Court.
This action came before this Court for ruling as follows.
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the United States Social Security
Administration agrees to pay attorney fees in the amount of $ 6,085.97, in full satisfaction of any
and all attorney fee claims Plaintiff may have in this case under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
Further, pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct.
2521 (2010), these attorney fees are payable to plaintiff as the prevailing party and are subject to
offset through the Treasury Department's Offset Program to satisfy any pre-existing debt plaintiff
may owe to the United States government. If, after the entry of this Order, the Commissioner
determines that plaintiff owes no debt to the United States that would subject this award of
attorney fees to offset, the Commissioner may honor the plaintiffs assignment of EAJA fees
providing for payment of the subject fees to plaintiffs counsel, rather than to plaintiff. If,
however, the Commissioner discovers that plaintiff owes the United States any debt subject to
offset, the Commissioner will pay any attorney fees remaining after such offset to plaintiff, rather
than to counsel.
This Judgment Filed and Entered on November 8, 2017, and Copies To:
Vaughn Stephen Clauson
(via CM/ECF electronic notification)
Stephen F. Dmetruk, Jr.
(via CM/ECF electronic notification)

DATE:
November 8, 2017

PETER A. MOORE, JR., CLERK
(By) /s/ Crystal Jenkins
Deputy Clerk