Walker v. Colvin

Filing 30

ORDER granting 28 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 8/1/2017. (Briggeman, N.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
BRIAN WALKER,

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Plaintiff,

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NANCY A BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

CIVIL NO. 7:16-CV-00070-D

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ORDER
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney Fees pursuant to

the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. §2412(d), filed on July 17, 2017. By
Response filed on

, the Defendant advises that the parties have conferred and

agreed to an award ofEAJA fees in the amount of$5,500.00, payable to Plaintiffs attorney
provided that Plaintiff owes no outstanding federal debt.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED:

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Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney Fees is GRANTED, Jo the extent that Plaintiffs

attorney shall be paid the sum of $5,500.00 for attorney fees under the EAJA, and provided that
Plaintiff owes no outstanding federal debt.
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No additional petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2412(d) shall be filed.

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The Clerk is directed to serve copies of this Order to counsel for the parties.

Chief United States District Judge