Green v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Filing 19

ORDER granting 15 Motion for Attorney Fees, awarding $3,800.00 in attorney's fees, $6.35 in expenses, and $400.00 in costs. Signed by Honorable R. Bryan Harwell on 06/03/2015.(bshr, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ROCK HILL DIVISION
Jonathan Lamont Green,
Plaintiff,
v.
Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No.0:14-cv-3506-RBH

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff=s Motion for an Award of Attorney=s Fees
pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (AEAJA@) filed October 31, 2013. See 28 U.S.C.
' 2412. The parties filed a Joint Stipulation for Attorney Fees Pursuant to the EAJA advising
their agreement to stipulation to an award of $3,800.00 in attorney fees, $6.35 in expenses and
$400.00 in costs.
In accordance with Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct 2521, 2528-29 (2010), EAJA fees awarded
by this Court belong to the litigant, thus subjecting EAJA fees to offset under the Treasury Offset
Program (31 U.S.C. ' 3716(c)(3)(B) (2006)) and, therefore, this Court directs fees be payable to
the Plaintiff and delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the Plaintiff=s motion pursuant to the EAJA is granted in the
amount of $3,800.00 in attorney’s fees, $6.35 in expenses and $400.00 in costs.
s/ R. Bryan Harwell
R. BRYAN HARWELL
United States District Judge
June 3, 2015