Roland C. v. Kijakazi
- Dulce Foster
- 0:23-cv-00464
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Roland C. v. Kijakazi, Magistrate Judge Foster granted Roland’s motion for $6,527.11 in attorney fees and ordered payment to his attorney.
Roland C., his attorney Carol Louise Lewis, and the government are affected: the government must pay the stated fee amount, subject to any applicable offset for Roland C.’s preexisting debt to the United States.
What happened
Roland C. asked the court to award $6,527.11 in attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. He asked that the money be paid directly to his attorney, Carol Louise Lewis.
The government did not oppose the motion or the requested amount. The order states that the fees may be reduced to pay any preexisting debt Roland C. owes the United States.
The court granted the motion and directed the government to pay $6,527.11 to the attorney. Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster signed the order.
The detailed version
- Roland C. v. Kijakazi · No. 0:23-cv-00464
- Dulce J. Foster
- Sept. 6, 2023
Background
Roland C. filed a motion for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, a federal law that can authorize fee awards in qualifying cases. He requested $6,527.11 and asked that the payment be made directly to his attorney, Carol Louise Lewis. The government did not oppose the motion or the amount requested.
Ruling
The court granted Roland C.’s motion for attorney fees. It directed the government to pay $6,527.11 to Carol Louise Lewis. The court also stated that, under the cited Supreme Court decision, the fees may be subject to an offset to satisfy any preexisting debt Roland C. may owe the United States.
Disposition
The attorney-fee motion was granted. The order did not address the underlying Social Security dispute.
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