Chapman v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Filing 17

ORDER re: 16 Stipulation - Pltf awarded atty fees under EAJA in amt of $6,200 to be pd directly to pltf & sent to business address of pltf's cnsl Atty Chermol w/ full or partial remittance of awarded atty fees contingent upon determinat ion by gov't that pltf owes no qualifying, preexisting debt(s) to gov't w/ any such debt(s) to be satisfied by gov't reduction of awarded fees as necessary. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 11/27/18. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ALMA E. CHAPMAN,

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Plaintiff
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NANCY A. BERRYHILL,1
Defendant

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:18-CV-723
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 27th day of November, 2018, upon consideration of the
Stipulation (Doc. 16), it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees
under EAJA in the amount of Six Thousand, Two Hundred Dollars ($6,200.00). The
attorney fees will be paid directly to Plaintiff and sent to the business address of
Plaintiff’s counsel, David F. Chermol. Full or partial remittance of the awarded
attorney fees will be contingent upon a determination by the Government that
Plaintiff owes no qualifying, preexisting 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.”