Filed: Apr. 30, 2019
Latest Update: Apr. 30, 2019
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d) DEBORAH BARNES , Magistrate Judge . IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees in the amount of FIVE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,300.00) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. 2412(d). This amount represe
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d) DEBORAH BARNES , Magistrate Judge . IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees in the amount of FIVE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,300.00) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. 2412(d). This amount represen..
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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d)
DEBORAH BARNES, Magistrate Judge.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees in the amount of FIVE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($5,300.00) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920, 2412(d).
After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees to Plaintiff, the government will consider the matter of Plaintiff's assignment of EAJA fees to counsel Bess M. Brewer. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 598 (2010), the ability to honor the assignment will depend on whether the fees are subject to any offset allowed under the United States Department of the Treasury's Offset Program. After the order for EAJA fees is entered, the government will determine whether they are subject to any offset.
Fees shall be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause the payment of fees to be made directly to counsel Bess M. Brewer, pursuant to the assignment executed by Plaintiff. Any payments made shall be delivered to counsel.
This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff's request for EAJA attorney fees, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the EAJA or otherwise. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from, and bar to, any and all claims that Plaintiff and/or counsel including Bess M. Brewer may have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this action.
This award is without prejudice to the rights of counsel to seek Social Security Act attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the savings clause provisions of the EAJA.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: April 25, 2019 LAW OFFICE OF BESS M. BREWER
By: /s/Bess M. Brewer*
BESS M. BREWER
Attorneys for Plaintiff
[*As authorized by e-mail on Apr. 25, 2019]
Dated: April 25, 2019 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
DEBORAH LEE STACHEL
Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration
By: /s/Margaret Branick-Abilla
MARGARET BRANICK-ABILLA
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant
ORDER
Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.
