Opinion
1:10-0114
03-12-2012
ELVIA LANIER, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees, Document #21. Subsequent to the Plaintiff's filing of this motion, the parties submitted a Joint Motion For An Award of Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, Document #22. The Joint Motion indicates that the parties have reached an appropriate settlement for attorney fees and costs in the amount of $3,360.00 and said motion, Document #22, is GRANTED.
Accordingly, the Plaintiff Elvia Lanier is awarded $3,360.00 (three thousand three hundred sixty and 00/100) in attorney fees subject to any offset under the Treasury Offset Program 31 U.S.C. § 3716 and shall be mailed to Plaintiff's counsel and charged against the Defendant in this action. Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees, Document #21, is DENIED as moot.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr.
Senior U.S. District Judge