Peterson v. Colvin
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ORDER granting 22 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 7/7/2017. (Briggeman, N.)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Civ. No. 7:15-cv-00247-D
RICHARD JOHN PETERSEN,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, 1
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
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ORDER FOR
PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES
UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS
TO JUSTICE ACT
Upon stipulation and agreement of the parties, it is ORDERED that Defendant pay to
Plaintiff $4,781.58 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. In addition, Plaintiff shall be compensated for the
filing fee of $400.00 from the Judgment Fund administered by the United States Treasury. If the
award to Plaintiff is not subject to the Treasury Offset Program, payment will be made by check
payable to Plaintiffs counsel, Pamela Henry-Mays, and mailed to counsel's office at 485 Madison
Avenue, Suite 501, New York, NY 10022, in accordance with Plaintiffs assignment of the right
to payment of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
SO ORDERED. This__:[___ day of July 2017.
Chief United States District Judge
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Nancy A. Berryhill is now the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. Pursuant to Rule 25(d)
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Nancy A. Berryhill should be substituted for Acting
Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin as the defendant in this suit. No further action needs to be
taken to continue this suit by reason of the last sentence of section 205(g) of the Social Security
Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
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