Gaines v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Filing 22

ORDER granting 19 Motion for Attorney Fees, awarding $4,800.00 in attorney's fees. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paige J. Gossett on 03/24/2015.(bshr, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Cynthia M. Gaines,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of )
Social Security Administration,
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Defendant.
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C/A No. 0:14-3363-PJG

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Petition for Attorney’s Fees pursuant to the
Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) filed March 9, 2016. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Plaintiff seeks
an award of attorney’s fees in the amount of $4,800.00. The petition was accompanied by a
statement of hours by Plaintiff’s attorney which supports the petition for attorney’s fees. The
defendant filed a response indicating that she does not object to the amount requested by the
plaintiff.
The court has reviewed the fee motion and finds the requested amount reasonable.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s petition for attorney’s fees pursuant to the EAJA be granted in
the amount of $4,800.00 in attorney’s fees. EAJA fees awarded by this court belong to Plaintiff and
are subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program (31 U.S.C. § 3716(c)(3)(B) (2006)). In the
event Plaintiff has no present debt subject to offset and Plaintiff has executed a proper assignment
to Plaintiff’s counsel, Defendant is directed to make the payment due to Plaintiff’s counsel. If
Plaintiff has no debt subject to offset and no proper assignment has been made by Plaintiff to

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counsel, Defendant is directed to make the check due pursuant to this Order payable to Plaintiff and
delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Paige J. Gossett
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
March 24, 2016
Columbia, South Carolina

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