Allinson v. Colvin

Filing 27

ORDER granting plaintiff's 24 Motion for Attorney Fees signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour.(RS)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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SCOTT H. ALLINSON,

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Plaintiff,
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CASE NO. C15-5772-JCC
ORDER

v.
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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Scott Allinson’s unopposed motion for
attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Dkt. No. 24). The motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s
counsel Elie Halpern is AWARDED a gross attorney fee of $16,170.95 under § 406(b), reduced
by the Equal Access to Justice Act fees of $4,512.95 that were previously awarded, leaving a net
fee of $11,658.00. The Social Security Administration is DIRECTED to send to Plaintiff’s
attorney the net balance of $11,658.00, minus any applicable processing fees as allowed by
statute, at the following address:

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Elie Halpern
Halpern Olivares PLLC
1800 Cooper Pt. Road SW, Bldg. 19
Olympia, WA 98502

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ORDER
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DATED this 25th day of July 2017.

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John C. Coughenour
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER
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