Cavadas v. Berryhill

Filing 20

ORDER on 19 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer on 7/21/2020. (ni)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
No. 1:18-cv-33-FDW-DSC
FRANCISCO CAVADAS,
Plaintiff,
v.
ANDREW SAUL,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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ORDER

THIS ACTION being submitted to the Court for an order upon Plaintiff’s showing that
the Commissioner of Social Security should pay the sum of $19,000.00 for attorney fees,
representing less than twenty-five per cent of Plaintiff’s accrued back benefits, to be paid from
Plaintiff’s back benefits pursuant to § 406(b) of the Social Security Act. It also appearing that
upon receipt of the 406(b) fee, Plaintiff’s counsel shall pay to Plaintiff the lesser EAJA fee of
$4,300.00.
It is therefore ORDERED that the Commissioner of Social Security pay to Plaintiff’s
counsel, Charlotte W. Hall, the sum of $19,000.00, sent to her office at P.O. Box 58129, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27658, and that Plaintiff’s counsel pay to Plaintiff the sum of $4,300.00 and upon
the payment of such sums, this case is dismissed with prejudice.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: July 21, 2020

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