Opinion
6:20-cv-01392-AC
05-12-2022
LISA MARIE BROOKS, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Defendant
ARI D. HALPERN, OSB # 045230, Attorney for Plaintiff.
ARI D. HALPERN, OSB # 045230, Attorney for Plaintiff.
ORDER FOR ATTORNEYS FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(B)
Attorneys' fees in the amount of $9,600.97 are hereby awarded to Attorney Ari Halpern pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Previously, this court awarded fees pursuant to the Equal Access To Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, in the amount of $6,667.09. When issuing the §406(b) check, the agency is directed to subtract the amount of the EAJA fees previously received by the attorney and to send to Plaintiff's attorney, Ari Halpern, at the address above, the balance of $2,933.88 minus any user fee. Any amount withheld after all administrative and court attorneys fees are paid should be released to the claimant.