Kamae Grupi v. Jo Anne B Barnhart

Filing 29

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF COUNSELS PETITION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANTTO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)by Magistrate Judge Jeffrey W. Johnson. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court awards plaintiffs counsel the sum of $11,000.00 pursuant to 42 U.S. C. § 406(b). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs counsel reimburse plaintiff $3,900.00 in EAJA (Equal Access to Justice Act) fees previously awarded to plaintiffs counsel. Counsel shall serve a copy of this Order on plaintiff within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order, and file a certificate of compliance with the Court within fourteen (14) daysthereafter. (ca)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA -- WESTERN DIVISION KAMAE GRUPI, Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. CV 04-7586-JWJ ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF COUNSEL'S PETITION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the 15 Social Security Administration, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Defendant. Plaintiff's counsel has filed a Motion For Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §406(b). Defendant has filed a Response, and the matter has been taken under submission without oral argument. ORDER Having considered the pleadings filed by counsel for plaintiff and defendant regarding plaintiff counsel's Motion For Attorney Fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court awards plaintiff's counsel the sum of $11,000.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff's counsel reimburse plaintiff $3,900.00 in EAJA ("Equal Access to Justice Act") fees previously 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 awarded to plaintiff's counsel. Counsel shall serve a copy of this Order on plaintiff within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order, and file a certificate of compliance with the Court within fourteen (14) days thereafter. DATED: December 8, 2008 /s/ JEFFREY W. JOHNSON United States Magistrate Judge 2

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