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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Paul V., 	)
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Plaintiff, 	) 	ORDER
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v. 	)
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Commissioner of Social Security, 	) 	Case No.: 1:22-cv-00019
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Defendant. 	)
Plaintiff 	initiated 	this 	action 	in 	January 	2022, 	seeking 	judicial 	review 	of 	the
Commissioner’s final decision denying his application for disability insurance benefits under Title
II of the Social Security Act. (Doc. Nos. 1, 14). On October 31, 2024, the court granted in part and
denied in part Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded the matter back to the
Commissioner for further consideration pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Doc.
No. 22).
On January 29, 2025, Plaintiff filed a motion for award of attorney’s fees. (Doc. No. 24).
On February 10, 2025, the parties filed a stipulation regarding Plaintiff’s motion. (Doc. No. 27).
Therein, the parties stipulated that Plaintiff is awarded $8,450.49 in attorney’s fees and expenses
and compensated in the amount of $402.00 for filing fees. On February 11, 2025, the court deemed
Plaintiff’s motion moot and adopted the parties’ stipulation. (Doc. No. 28).
On June 17, 2026, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Attorneys Fees Pursuant to the Social
Security Act § 206(b)(1) and 406(b)(1). (Doc. No. 30). He requests an award of $14,218.00,
reduced by $8,450.49, which accounts for a full refund of the previously awarded EAJA fees, for
a total of $5,767.51 in attorney’s fees. The Commissioner’s response indicated that while he neither
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supports nor opposes the request for attorney’s fees, he requests the court direct Plaintiff’s counsel
to reimburse Plaintiff any fees previously received under the EAJA. (Doc. No. 32).
Counsel satisfies the requirements for an award in that he represented Plaintiff before this
court and Plaintiff became entitled to past-due benefits by reason of the court’s judgment following
additional proceedings on remand. Accordingly, the court GRANTS the Plaintiff’s Motion for
Attorneys Fees Pursuant to the Social Security Act § 206(b)(1) and 406(b)(1). (Doc. No. 30).
Plaintiff shall be awarded attorneys fees in the amount of $14.218.00. Of this amount, $8,450.49
shall be returned to Plaintiff to reimburse any fees previously received under the EAJA. The Clerk
of Court shall enter judgment accordingly.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 29th day of June, 2026.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
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