Lisa Ann McPheeters v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 24

ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d) by Magistrate Judge Maria A. Audero. Re: Stipulation for Extension of Time to File 16 . IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that attorney fees in the am ount of Five Thousand Six Hundred One Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($5,601.99) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and costs in the amount of Four Hundred Two Dollars ($402.00) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1920 are awarded to Plaintiff. (es)

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STUART T. BARASCH, ESQ.
Of Counsel, Olinsky Law Group
P.O. Box 961719
El Paso, TX 79996
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorney for Plaintiff, Lisa Ann McPheeters
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - WESTERN DIVISION
LISA ANN MCPHEETERS,

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Plaintiff,

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CASE NO.: 2:23-CV-01081-MAA

-vCOMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.

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PROPOSED ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY’S
FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d)
Before the Court is a Motion for 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

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position of defendant commissioner, and recognizing Plaintiff’s waiver of direct
payment and assignment of EAJA to her counsel,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of Five
Thousand Six Hundred One Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($5,601.99) pursuant

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to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and costs in the amount of

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Four Hundred Two Dollars ($402.00) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1920 are awarded to

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Plaintiff.
If the U.S. Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees
are not subject to offset allowed under the Department of the Treasury’s Offset
Program (TOPS), then the check for EAJA fees may be made payable to Plaintiff’s
Attorney’s Of Counsel firm,

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Olinsky Law Group EIN 26-2258247
Any payment may be made either by electronic transfer fund (EFT) or by check.

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Whether the check is made payable to Plaintiff or to Olinsky Law Group,
the check shall be mailed to the following address:
Olinsky Law Group
250 S Clinton St Ste 210
Syracuse NY 13202

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So ordered.
June 3, 2024
Date: ________________

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Maria A
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United States Magistrate Judge

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Case 2:23-cv-01081-MAA Document 23-9 Filed 03/29/24 Page 3 of 3 Page ID #:918

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[Proposed Order proffer: Stuart T. Barasch; copy to Christopher D. Vieira]

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