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Orff v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration, 0:16-cv-01009-JMC. (2017)

Court: District Court, D. South Carolina Number: infdco20171212d54 Visitors: 8
Filed: Dec. 11, 2017
Latest Update: Dec. 11, 2017
Summary: ORDER J. MICHELLE CHILDS , District Judge . This matter is before the court on Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. 2412(d). (ECF No. 28.) Defendant responded to Plaintiff's Motion and the parties agreed to a stipulation that Plaintiff should be awarded four thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($4,650.00) in attorney fees and sixteen dollars ($16.00) in expenses. (ECF No. 29 at 1.) After reviewing Plaintiff's Motio
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ORDER

This matter is before the court on Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (ECF No. 28.) Defendant responded to Plaintiff's Motion and the parties agreed to a stipulation that Plaintiff should be awarded four thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($4,650.00) in attorney fees and sixteen dollars ($16.00) in expenses. (ECF No. 29 at 1.) After reviewing Plaintiff's Motion and Defendant's Response, the court finds that the stipulated request for fees is reasonable.

In accordance with Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 589 (2010), EAJA fees awarded by this court belong to the litigant, thus subjecting EAJA fees to be offset under the Treasury Offset Program, 31 U.S.C. § 3716(c)(3)(B). Therefore, the court directs that fees be payable to Plaintiff and delivered to Plaintiff's counsel. The amount of attorney's fees payable to Plaintiff will be the balance of stipulated attorney's fees remaining after subtracting the amount of Plaintiff's outstanding federal debt. If Plaintiff's outstanding federal debt exceeds the amount of attorney's fees under the stipulation, the stipulated amount will be used to offset Plaintiff's federal debt and no attorney's fees shall be paid. (See ECF No. 29 at 1-2.)

After a thorough review of Plaintiff's Motion and Defendant's Response, the court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees (ECF No. 28), and Plaintiff shall be awarded $4,666.00 in attorney's fees and expenses.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

FootNotes


1. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Nancy A. Berryhill is substituted for Carolyn Colvin as the named defendant because she became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on January 23, 2017.
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