Filed: Feb. 06, 2020
Latest Update: Feb. 06, 2020
Summary: PROPOSED ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d) EDMUND F. BRENNAN , Magistrate Judge . Before the Court is the Stipulation of Plaintiff, Paul S. Collins, for award of attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d). Based on the pleadings as well as the position of the defendant commissioner, if any, and recognizing the Plaintiff's waiver of direct payment and assignment of EAJA to his counsel, IT
Summary: PROPOSED ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d) EDMUND F. BRENNAN , Magistrate Judge . Before the Court is the Stipulation of Plaintiff, Paul S. Collins, for award of attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d). Based on the pleadings as well as the position of the defendant commissioner, if any, and recognizing the Plaintiff's waiver of direct payment and assignment of EAJA to his counsel, IT I..
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PROPOSED ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)
EDMUND F. BRENNAN, Magistrate Judge.
Before the Court is the Stipulation of Plaintiff, Paul S. Collins, for award of attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Based on the pleadings as well as the position of the defendant commissioner, if any, and recognizing the Plaintiff's waiver of direct payment and assignment of EAJA to his counsel,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that attorney fees and expenses in the amount of Six Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($6,350.00) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) are awarded to Plaintiff. Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010).
If the U.S. Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff's EAJA fees, expenses, and costs are not subject to offset allowed under the Department of the Treasury's Offset Program (TOPS), then the check for EAJA fees, expenses, and costs shall be made payable to Plaintiff's attorney, Olinsky Law Group.
Whether the check is made payable to Plaintiff or to Olinsky Law Group, the check shall be mailed to Olinsky Law Group at the following address:
Olinsky Law Group
250 S. Clinton St. Ste. 210
Syracuse, NY 13202
The Clerk is directed to terminate ECF No. 17.
So ordered.
