Scherer v. Colvin

Filing 20

ORDER granting 19 Motion for Attorney Fees, signed by Chief Judge William C Griesbach on 08/31/2018. Plaintiffs counsel is entitled to attorney fees in the amount of $13,535.28, which represents 25 percent of Plaintiffs past-due benefits awarded by the Social Security Administration ($17,635.00), less $4,099.72 in attorneys fees that counsel received from this court previous award. (cc: all counsel) (Griesbach, William)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
BONNIE L. SCHERER,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 16-C-1421
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION FOR ATTORNEY’S
FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) and the Fee Agreement entered into by Plaintiff and
Counsel for Plaintiff, Plaintiff has filed an unopposed motion for approval of attorneys fees in
the amount of $17,635.00, which is 25 percent of $70,540.00, which in turn is the total past-due
benefits awarded to Plaintiff by the Social Security Administration. Counsel for Plaintiff states
that Plaintiff is entitled to a refund from Counsel in the amount of $4,099.72 for payment of
fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). Although the EAJA Award was originally
for $7,600.60, $3,500.88 of the award was applied to an existing federal debt owed by the
plaintiff, leaving $4,099.72 paid to Attorney Schultz.

Based on Plaintiff’s submission, the

Court concludes the award is reasonable. Plaintiff’s counsel is entitled to attorney fees in the
amount of $13,535.28, which represents 25 percent of Plaintiff’s past-due benefits awarded by
the Social Security Administration ($17,635.00), less $4,099.72 in attorneys’ fees that counsel
received from this court previous award.
SO ORDERED this

31st

day of August, 2018.

s/ William C. Griesbach
William C. Griesbach, Chief Judge
United States District Judge