Opinion
3:19-cv-00636-SB
09-22-2023
NICHOLE SHERRINE KNIPE, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(B)
HON. STACIE F. BECKERMAN, United States Magistrate Judge
Plaintiff's Motion is hereby granted as follows: Kevin Kerr is allowed an attorney's fee under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), in the amount of $14,567.00, to be paid out of the claimant's past-due benefits. Plaintiff's counsel shall refund the amount of $7,072.30 already received by counsel under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
Any funds withheld by the Commissioner in anticipation of an order under Section 406(b), less an administrative assessment pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(d), may be paid to Kevin Kerr, using the information on file with the Agency, consistent with this order.