Roberts v. Colvin
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ORDER granting 14 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 2/26/2014. (nll)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:13-cv-115
Randy L. Roberts, -7399
Plaintiff,
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v.
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Carolyn W. Colvin,
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Acting Commissioner of Social Security, )
Defendant.
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ORDER
THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on the Consent Motion for Entry of Order Accepting the
Motion for Attorney’s Fees Under EAJA filed on January 21, 2014. The parties agree in this case that Plaintiff
should be awarded an attorney’s fee under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in
the amount of $5,805.10.
IT IS ORDERED that the Consent Motion for Attorney’s Fees Under EAJA is GRANTED, to the
extent that the Court will award attorney fees in the amount of $5,805.10 , and that pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff,
--- U.S. ---, 130 S. Ct. 2521 (2010), the fee award will first be subject to offset of any debt Plaintiff may owe to
the United States. The Commissioner will determine within 30 days of this Order whether Plaintiff owes a debt
to the United States. If so, the debt will be satisfied first, and if any funds remain, they will be made payable to
Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff’s counsel.
If the United States Department of the Treasury reports to the Commissioner that the Plaintiff does not
owe a federal debt, the government will exercise its discretion and honor an assignment of EAJA fees, and pay
the awarded fees directly to Plaintiff’s counsel. No additional petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) shall be
filed.
EAJA allows that fees and expenses are to be paid by the defendant agency; thus the attorney fee
awarded to Plaintiff shall be paid by the Social Security Administration.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: February 26, 2014
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