Decker v. Berryhill

Filing 25

ORDER re: stipulation 24 - It is hereby ORDERED that pltf Dwight W. Decker is awarded $4,500 in aty fees under the EAJA - atty fees will be pd directly to pltf & sent to business address of pltf's cnsl Atty Ringquist w/ full or partial remittance contingent upon determination by gov't that pltf owes no qualifying, pre-existingi debt to gov't... (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 9/27/18. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
DWIGHT W. DECKER,
Plaintiff
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,1
Defendant

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:17-cv-945
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 27th day of September, 2018, upon consideration of the
Stipulation (Doc. 24), it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff, Dwight W. Decker, is
awarded Four Thousand Five Hundred dollars and Zero cents ($4,500.00) in
attorney fees under the EAJA. The attorney fees will be paid directly to Plaintiff
and sent to the business address of Plaintiff’s counsel, Lindsey E. Ringquist. Full or
partial remittance of the awarded attorney fees will be contingent upon a
determination by the Government that Plaintiff owes no qualifying, pre-existing
debt(s) to the Government. If such a debt(s) exists, the Government will reduce the
awarded attorney fees in this Order to the extent necessary to satisfy such debt(s).

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Due to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, 5 U.S.C. § 3345 et seq., former
acting Commissioner of Social Security Nancy A. Berryhill is currently presiding
as the Deputy Commissioner for Operations of the Social Security Administration.
For consistency purposes, however, we continue to refer to Ms. Berryhill as “the
Commissioner.