WILKES v. COLVIN, 5:15-CV-152-DCK. (2016)
Court: District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Number: infdco20161116d97
Visitors: 13
Filed: Nov. 14, 2016
Latest Update: Nov. 14, 2016
Summary: ORDER DAVID C. KEESLER , Magistrate Judge . THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on "Plaintiff's Counsel's Petition For Attorney Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act" (Document No. 21) filed November 14, 2016. The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c), and immediate review is appropriate. Having carefully considered the motion and the record, and noting Defendant's counsel has consented to the motion, the undersigned will grant the motio
Summary: ORDER DAVID C. KEESLER , Magistrate Judge . THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on "Plaintiff's Counsel's Petition For Attorney Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act" (Document No. 21) filed November 14, 2016. The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c), and immediate review is appropriate. Having carefully considered the motion and the record, and noting Defendant's counsel has consented to the motion, the undersigned will grant the motion..
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ORDER
DAVID C. KEESLER, Magistrate Judge.
THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on "Plaintiff's Counsel's Petition For Attorney Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act" (Document No. 21) filed November 14, 2016. The parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), and immediate review is appropriate. Having carefully considered the motion and the record, and noting Defendant's counsel has consented to the motion, the undersigned will grant the motion.
Plaintiff filed a motion for approval of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in the amount of Five Thousand Six Hundred Dollars 00/100 ($5,600.00). After consultation, the parties agreed that the amount of Five Thousand Six Hundred Dollars 00/100 ($5,600.00) should be paid to Plaintiff in full satisfaction of any and all claims for fees in this case.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that "Plaintiff's Counsel's Petition For Attorney Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act" (Document No. 21) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that an award of fees under the EAJA in the amount of Five Thousand Six Hundred Dollars 00/100 ($5,600.00) be made, payable to Plaintiff's attorney, provided that the Department of the Treasury finds Plaintiff has no outstanding debt.
SO ORDERED.
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