Mason v. Colvin
Mason v. Colvin
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-13570-RWZ
MARK ANTHONY MASON v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL,* Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration ORDER February 12, 2019 . ZOBEL, S. D.J. In light of defendant’s updated response (Docket # 30) and the court’s determination that plaintiff’s counsel’s requested fees are reasonable, the motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 406(b) in the amount of $23,259.00 (Docket #
26) is hereby allowed without objection by defendant. Accordingly, plaintiff’s counsel shall return to plaintiff $6,418.22, which represents the fees already received pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act,
28 U.S.C. § 2412. See Gisbrecht v. Barnhart,
535 U.S. 789, 796(2002).
______February 12, 2019 __________/s/Rya W. Zobel______ DATE RYA W. ZOBEL SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
* Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d), Nancy A. Berryhill has been substituted for Carolyn W. Colvin as Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
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