Mader v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, 16-cv-1705-pp. (2020)
Court: District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Number: infdco20200228j78
Visitors: 2
Filed: Feb. 27, 2020
Latest Update: Feb. 27, 2020
Summary: ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION FOR AWARD UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (DKT. NO. 26) PAMELA PEPPER , Chief District Judge . On February 26, 2020, the parties filed a Stipulated Motion to an Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. 2412, asking the court to enter an order awarding attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Dkt. No. 26. The court APPROVES the stipulation and GRANTS the parties' motion for award under the EAJA.
Summary: ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION FOR AWARD UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (DKT. NO. 26) PAMELA PEPPER , Chief District Judge . On February 26, 2020, the parties filed a Stipulated Motion to an Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. 2412, asking the court to enter an order awarding attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Dkt. No. 26. The court APPROVES the stipulation and GRANTS the parties' motion for award under the EAJA. D..
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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION FOR AWARD UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (DKT. NO. 26)
PAMELA PEPPER, Chief District Judge.
On February 26, 2020, the parties filed a Stipulated Motion to an Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, asking the court to enter an order awarding attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Dkt. No. 26.
The court APPROVES the stipulation and GRANTS the parties' motion for award under the EAJA. Dkt. No. 26. The court ORDERS that the defendant shall pay to the plaintiff an award of attorneys' fees in the amount of $6,600, in full satisfaction and settlement of any and all claims the plaintiff may have in this case under the EAJA. The court awards these fees to the plaintiff, not the plaintiff's attorney, and under Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010), the United States may offset the award to satisfy pre-existing debts that the litigant owes the United States.
If counsel for the parties verify that the plaintiff owes no pre-existing debt subject to offset, the defendant shall direct that the award be made payable to the plaintiff's attorney, pursuant to the EAJA assignment duly signed by the plaintiff and counsel.
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