STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR THE AWARD OF FEES UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (ECF No. 25)

ERICA P. GROSJEAN, Magistrate Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that the previously-filed Motion for Attorney's Fees, filed July 6, 2018, shall be withdrawn, and that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees and expenses under the EAJA in the amount of FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED dollars ($5,500). This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff, to date, by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412.

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff's request for EAJA attorney fees and expenses, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the EAJA. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from, and bar to, any and all claims that Plaintiff and/or Plaintiff's counsel may have relating to EAJA attorney fees and expenses in connection with this action.

This award is without prejudice to the rights of Plaintiff's counsel to seek Social Security Act attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to the offset provisions of the EAJA. Respectfully submitted July 12, 2018.

ORDER

Pursuant to the above stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees and expenses in the amount of $5,500 as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412, and that Plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees, (ECF No. 25), is withdrawn.

IT IS SO ORDERED.