Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:10-CV-126
05-23-2012
DEBBIE L. EDWARDS, Plaintiff v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant
(Judge Conner)
ORDER
On Motion of Plaintiff for attorney's fees pursuant to § 206(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1), and there being no objection by counsel for the Defendant, it is hereby
ORDERED
as follows:
1. The Court authorizes a payment in the amount of $20,747.50, in attorney's fees being withheld from Plaintiff's past-due benefits for court related services;
2. Upon receipt of this sum, Plaintiff's counsel shall remit $4,000 directly to Plaintiff, representing the sum already paid to Plaintiff's counsel on Plaintiff's behalf pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412.
BY THE COURT:
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CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
United States District Judge