Wilson v. Berryhill

Filing 22

JUDGMENT on Attorney Fees. IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant pay Plaintiff One Thousand Six Hundred and Seventeen Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($1,617.19) in attorney's fees, in full satisfaction of any and all claims arisin g under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Pursuant to Comm 'r of Soc. 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 e xists, the debt will be satisfied first, and if any funds remain, they will be made payable to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff's 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 anddelivered to Plaintiff's attorney. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 1/11/2018. (Briggeman, N.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION

GERETHA WILSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner
of Social Security,
Defendant.

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JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE
CASE NO. 5:17-CV-276-D

Decision by Court.
This action came before this Court for ruling as follows.
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant pay Plaintiff One
Thousand Six Hundred and Seventeen Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($1,617.19) 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 of Soc. 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 Plaintiff’s attorney.

This Judgment Filed and Entered on January 11, 2018, and Copies To:
Paul T. McChesney
(via CM/ECF electronic notification)
Leo R. Montenegro
(via CM/ECF electronic notification)

DATE:
January 11, 2018

PETER A. MOORE, JR., CLERK
(By) /s/ Nicole Briggeman
Deputy Clerk