Smith v. Astrue

Filing 41

ORDER granting 39 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by District Judge Terrence W. Boyle on 11/15/2013. (Sawyer, D.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
File No.:
7:12-CV-176-BO

Darryl Lamont Smith,
Plaintiff,
v.
Carolyn W. Colvin,
Acting Commissioner of
Social Security,
Defendant.
ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES
UNDER THE EQUAL ACCES TO JUSTICE ACT
This matter is before the court on plaintiff's application for
attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act,

28 U.S.C. §

2412 (d).
Plaintiff asks for an award of attorney's fees in the amount of
$4,140.00 to be paid to the plaintiff in care of the plaintiff's
attorney.

The award is calculated at the rate of $125.00 per hour

(but adjusted for inflation) for 22.5 hours of work on this case in
federal court.

Time spent on this case is itemized in plaintiff's

attorney's affidavit.
The court has reviewed plaintiff's application for fees and
supporting materials, and after careful review of this matter finds
an award of fees to be fair and reasonable and allows fees under the
Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 in the total amount of
$4,140.00.
This

renee W. Boyle
United States Distric