Tubbs v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

Filing 43

ORDER granting 38 Motion for Attorney Fees per Rule 406b: The Court authorizes a payment to Beatrice E. Whitten, Esquire, in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred Ninety-Six dollars and 75/00 cents ($25,996. 75) in attorney's fees being withheld from Plaintiff's past-due benefits for court-related services. It is further ordered that upon receipt of this sum, and once Plaintiff's counsel receives payment pursuant to the July 6, 2017 Order (Dkt. No. 36) for an award of fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, Plaintiff's counsel shall remit Three Thousand, Four Hundred Thirty-One dollars and 80/00 cents ($3,431.80) directly to Plaintiff. Signed by Honorable R Bryan Harwell on 10/9/2018.(gnan )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
FLORENCE DIVISION
GLENDA BROOM TUBBS,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner
of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 4:16-cv-1608-RBH

ORDER
Upon consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney’s Fees pursuant to § 206(b)(1) of the Social
Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1), and there being no objection by counsel for the Defendant, it is
hereby
ORDERED that the Court authorizes a payment to Beatrice E. Whitten, Esquire, in the amount of
Twenty-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred, Ninety-Six dollars and 75/00 cents ($25,996.75) in attorney’s fees
being withheld from Plaintiff’s past-due benefits for court-related services. It is further ordered that upon
receipt of this sum, and once Plaintiff’s counsel receives payment pursuant to the July 6, 2017, Order
(Dkt. No. 36) for an award of fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, Plaintiff’s counsel shall remit
Three Thousand, Four Hundred, Thirty-One dollars and 80/00 cents ($3,431.80) directly to Plaintiff. This
sum represents the amount paid to Plaintiff’s counsel on Plaintiff’s behalf pursuant to the Equal Access to
Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412.
October 9, 2018
Florence, South Carolina

s/ R. Bryan Harwell
R. Bryan Harwell
United States District Judge

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