Middleton v. Berryhill

Opinion

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON ) ) DOUGLAS W. MIDDLETON, ) Civil No. 2:18-ev-0372 RSM ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S g || COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) FEES PURSUANT TO 42 USC § 406(b). ) Defendant. ) NOTE ON MOTION CALENDAR ) July 31, 2020 ) "2 ORDER Plaintiff filed a motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) and having considered 44 Plaintiff's motion and the supporting documents, as well as the Defendant’s response to this motion, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1) The Court GRANTS plaintiffs motion and authorizes reasonable attorney’s fees pursuant to U.S.C. § 406(b) of $33,685.00 less previously awarded and received EAJA fees totaling $4,959.27, less $1,500, to equal a total fee of $27,225.73. 2) Defendant shall release the fee of $27,225.73 minus any applicable processing fee to Plaintiff's attorney, Rosemary B. Schurman, at 8123 NE 115 Way, Kirkland, WA 98034 or via automatic deposit. Dated this 14th day of August, 2020. Law RICARDO S. MARTINEZ CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE || ORDER for 406(b) Fees- 18-372 RSM page | Rosemary B. Schurman, WSBA 11451 Attorney at Law PLLC 8123NE 115 Way

Presented by: s/Rosemary B. Schurman Rosemary B. Schurman, WSBA 11451 Attorney for Plaintiff CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have electronically filed the foregoing on July 15, 2020 with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Kerry Keefe, U.S. Attorney & Office of General Counsel, SSA. s/Rosemary B. Schurman Rosemary B. Schurman, WSBA 11451 Attorney for Plaintiff