Melton v. Colvin
Filing
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ORDER granting 21 Consent MOTION for Attorney Fees pursuant to the EAJA. Plaintiff is awarded the sum of $4,662.00 in attorneys fees. Signed by District Judge Richard Voorhees on 8/18/2016. (eef)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-CV-00447-RLV
FRANCES MELTON,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, ACTING
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER
THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on the Plaintiff’s Petition for Attorney’s
Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (the “Motion”). [Doc. No. 21]. In the Motion, the
Plaintiff requests attorney’s fees in the amount of $4,662.00, representing 25.9 hours of attorney
work. Id. at p. 1; [Doc. No. 22-1] at pp. 1-2. The Defendant has consented to this fee request and
agrees that it is reasonable. See [Doc. No. 21] at p. 2. The Court has reviewed the Plaintiff’s
request, and the evidence submitted in support of the request, and finds the Plaintiff’s requested
fee to be reasonable.
Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the Plaintiff be awarded the sum of
$4,662.00 in attorney’s fees. Such sums shall be paid to the order of Plaintiff under the Equal
Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and mailed to her counsel’s office.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: August 18, 2016
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