Newton v. Colvin

Filing 29

ORDER re: pltf's amended motion for atty's fees 26 - Pltf is awarded $6,320 in atty's fees under EAJA - atty's fees to be paid directly to pltf & sent to law offices of pltf's cnsl Atty Sutton w/ full or partial remittance of same contingent upon determination by gov't that pltf owes not qualifying, pre-existing debt(s) to the gov't... (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 8/27/18. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ALLAN B. NEWTON,
Plaintiff
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,1
Defendant

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:16-CV-1887
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 27th day of August, 2018, upon consideration of plaintiff’s
amended motion (Doc. 26) for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice
Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), which motion is unopposed by the defendant, it is hereby
ORDERED that plaintiff, Allan B. Newton, is awarded $6,320.00 in attorney’s fees
under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The attorney’s fees will be paid directly to
plaintiff, Allan B. Newton, and sent to the law offices of plaintiff’s counsel, Thomas
D. Sutton, Esquire. Full or partial remittance of the awarded attorney’s fees will
be contingent upon a determination by the government that plaintiff owes no
qualifying, pre-existing debt(s) to the government. If such debt(s) exists, the
government will reduce the awarded attorney’s 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.