Opinion
CIVIL 2:19-cv-00304-MJP
07-12-2023
JULIE ANN JACKSON, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)
MARSHA J. PECHMAN UNITED STATES SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER having come on regularly before the undersigned upon Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C.§ 406(b), the Court having considered the contentions of Plaintiff and Defendant, good cause having been shown for entry of the Order, now therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED that Plaintiff's attorney Amy Gilbrough is allowed an attorney fee of $11,000.00, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Ms. Gilbrough has already received a payment of $2,890.88, under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The remaining fee owed is $8,109.12.
If the Social Security Administration is still withholding this amount, it is directed to send $8,109.12 to Plaintiff's attorney, Amy Gilbrough, minus any applicable fees ordered by statute. The Commissioner may make any payment of withheld past-due benefits to the address of Plaintiff's attorney as registered with SSA.