IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 7:20-CV-00152-D TONI BULLARD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) ORDER APPROVING ATTORNEY KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ) FEES PURSUANT TO

(b) Acting Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) Plaintiff's counsel filed a motion for approval of attorney’s fees under section 206(b) of the Social Security Act,

(b), in the amount of $8,640.86. Attorney’s fees under section 206(b) are paid from past-due benefits awarded to a successful claimant.

(b). 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 $8,940.86 and to refund the previously awarded EAJA fees to Plaintiff in the amount of $4,480.00. SO ORDERED. This {2 day of May, 2023. << 2A JAMES C. DEVER, III United States District Judge