Opinion
Civil Action 5:19-cv-02678-KDW
03-28-2022
LAQUITA SIMMONS, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, [1] Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant.
ORDER
Kaymani D. West United States Magistrate Judge
Upon consideration of Plaintiff s counsel's petition for attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), and Defendant's response, it is this 28th day of March, 2022, by the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, ORDERED that Robertson H. Wendt, Jr., Esquire is awarded an attorney's fee under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), in the amount of $25,867.00 (or 25% of past-due benefits due to Plaintiff by reason of this Court's judgment, whichever is less). Plaintiffs counsel will reimburse Plaintiff attorney fees of $7,500.00 she previously received under the Equal Access Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412.