IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA Larry Roscoe, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 1:17-81-BHH ) Andrew M. Saul, ) ORDER Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) ________________________________) On July 1, 2020, counsel for Plaintiff filed a motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to

(b). In the motion counsel requests reimbursement for representation provided in the above-captioned case in the amount of $27,164.00. As required by

(b), the amount requested by counsel is not greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the past-due benefits recovered by Plaintiff. On July 31, 2020, counsel for the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) filed a response to the motion, indicating that the Commissioner does not object to the motion and clarifying that the requested fees are for court time only. (ECF No. 27.) The Court has reviewed the motion and exhibits and finds that counsel’s request for fees is reasonable. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's counsel’s motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U .S.C. § 406(b) (ECF No. 26) is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s counsel shall refund to Plaintiff the amount of fees previously awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”),

(d).1 1 Plaintiff received $2,765.63 in attorney’s fees under EAJA, and Plaintiff’s counsel must refund to Plaintiff the amount of fees already received. (ECF No. 25.) See Gisbrecht v. Barnhart,

(2002) (noting that fees may be awarded under both § 406(b) and EAJA but that the claimant’s attorney must refund to the claimant the amount of the smaller fee) (internal quotations and citation omitted); Astrue v. Ratliff, IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/Bruce H. Hendricks United States District Judge August 6, 2020 Charleston, South Carolina

(2010).