Franklin v. Colvin

Filing 33

ORDER granting 31 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr on 11/14/2017. (nvc)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA STATESVILLE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 5:14-cv-84-MOC MICHAEL FRANKLIN, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, Vs. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. ORDER THIS MATTER is before the court on plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees Under § 406(b) of the Social Security Act. Defendant responded and indicated no objection to the amount requested by plaintiff. Having thus considered plaintiff’s motion and reviewed the pleadings, the court enters the following Order. ORDER IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees Under § 406(b) of the Social Security Act (#31) is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall be awarded attorney’s fees of $14,000.00, and plaintiff’s counsel shall reimburse plaintiff in the amount of $7,900.00, the amount in fees previously received under the Equal Access Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Signed: November 14, 2017 -1-

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