Hartley v. Berryhill

Filing 23

ORDER granting 21 Motion for Attorney Fees under EAJA. Signed by District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. on 7/26/2019. (ejb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 1:18-cv-00172-MOC
AMY L. HARTLEY,

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Plaintiff,
Vs.
ANDREW SAUL,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on plaintiff’s Consent Motion for Attorney Fees. The
Court enters the following Order pursuant to its authority to award fees to a prevailing party, other
than the United States, incurred by that party in a civil action against the United States under the
Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). The parties have agreed that
the Commissioner of Social Security should pay $4,650.00 in full and final settlement of all claims
arising under EAJA. Having considered this motion, the Court enters the following Order.

ORDER
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that plaintiff’s Consent Motion for Attorney Fees
(#21) is GRANTED, and the Commissioner of Social Security shall pay plaintiff $4,650.00, in
full satisfaction of any and all attorney’s fee claims plaintiff may have in this case under the EAJA.
Upon payment, this case shall be dismissed with prejudice. If the award to plaintiff is not subject
to the Treasury Offset Program, payment will be made by check payable to plaintiff’s counsel,
George C. Piemonte, and sent to his office at P.O. Box 669468, Charlotte, North Carolina 28266,

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in full satisfaction of all claims arising under the EAJA. If the payment is subject to offset, any
remaining fee will be made payable to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff’s counsel’s office address.

Signed: July 26, 2019

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