IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION No. 7:16-CV-00338-FL MAX A. COCKMAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ORDER ) ANDREW SAUL, ) Commissioner of ) Social Security ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ ) Plaintiff’s counsel filed a motion for attorney fees under section 206(b) of the Social Security Act,

(b), in the amount of $15,927.25. Attorney’s fees under section 206(b) are paid from past-due benefits awarded to a successful claimant.

(b). Plaintiff has previously been awarded attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA),

, in the amount of $4,175.00. Defendant filed a response, stating that under Gisbrecht v. Barnhart,

(2002), it is the duty of the Court to determine a reasonable fee. It is ORDERED that Plaintiff's counsel be awarded fees under

(b) in the amount of $15,927.25 and refund to Plaintiff the smaller award between this amount and the EAJA award. SO ORDERED, this 30th day of August, 2019.

(Mee AS. Llerager Louise W. Flanagan United States District Judge