Guillen v. Colvin

Filing 33

Order Adopting 32 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff's counsel's petition to obtain approval of a fee for representing a social security claimant is granted; attorney Ronald D. H onig is awarded $15,796.25 in attorney's fees certified for payment out of plaintiff's past-due benefits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b); and the Acting Commissioner is ordered to release such amount as and for an attorneys fee to plaintiff's counsel Ronald D. Honig. Plaintiff's counsel promptly return to plaintiff the $5,158.39 previously awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 12/31/2018) (zkc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
ALICE GUILLEN,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration,
Defendant.

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No. 3:16-CV-1397-D

ORDER
The undersigned district judge has considered the December 14, 2018 findings, conclusions,
and recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge for plain error. Finding none, the court
adopts the findings, conclusions and recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge.
It is therefore ordered that plaintiff’s counsel’s petition to obtain approval of a fee for
representing a social security claimant is granted; attorney Ronald D. Honig is awarded $15,796.25
in attorney’s fees certified for payment out of plaintiff’s past-due benefits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §
406(b); and the Acting Commissioner is ordered to release such amount as and for an attorney’s fee
to plaintiff’s counsel Ronald D. Honig.

It is further ordered that plaintiff’s counsel promptly return to plaintiff the $5,158.39
previously awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
SO ORDERED.
December 31, 2018.

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SIDNEY A. FITZWATER
SENIOR JUDGE

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