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- UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION NO. 5223 ewe278-KS NIKEE CRISSINGER, Plaintiff, -y- COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. Order Awarding Attorney’s Fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) Before the Court is the Motion of Plaintiff, Nikee Crissinger, for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Based on the pleadings as well as recognizing Plaintiff's waiver of direct payment and assignment of EAJA to her counsel, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that attomey fees in the total amount of Eight Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars and Three Cents ($8,127.03) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), are awarded to Plaintiff. Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010). The Court hereby awards EAJA fees, broken down as follows: 1. Plaintiff is awarded 31 hours at $243.13 per hour in 2023 for a total amount of $7,537.03 for attorney’s fees under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d); 2. Plaintiff is awarded 5.9 hours at $100.00 per hour in the amount of $590.00 for Paralegal Services. If the U.S. Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff's EAJA fees are not subject to offset allowed under the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program (TOPS), then the check shall be made payable to Plaintiff's attorney, Russell Bowling. Whether the check is made payable to Plaintiff or to Russell Bowling, the check shall be mailed to Olinsky Law Group at the following address: 250 South Clinton Street Suite 210 Syracuse, NY 13202 So ordered. Date: 9/5/2024 q ere dol a ranch Kimberly 44 Swank United States Magistrate Judge
Document Info
Docket Number: 5:23-cv-00278
Filed Date: 9/5/2024
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 11/2/2024