Deborah M Huffman v. Jo Anne B Barnhart

Filing 30

ORDER Granting Attorney Fees by Magistrate Judge Marc L. Goldman. Plaintiffs motion for an award of attorney fees is GRANTED in its entirety. Fees shall be awarded the amount of $7,000.00, which amount shall be offset by the amount of $1,300.00 which was previously paid to counsel under the EAJA. The net award is $5,700.00. See order for details. (ts)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Case No. Title EDCV 03-1535-MLG Date January 5, 2010 Deborah M. Huffman v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security

Present: The Honorable Terri Steele Deputy Clerk

Marc L. Goldman, Magistrate Judge n/a Court Reporter / Recorder n/a Tape No. Attorneys Present for Defendants: None

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: None Proceedings:

(In Chambers) Order Granting Attorney Fees

On November 19, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit remanded this action for further consideration in light of the decision in Crawford v. Astrue, 586 F.3d 1142 (9th Cir. 2009). Plaintiff's motion for an award of attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) is GRANTED in its entirety. The Court finds that the fee request satisfies the standards for such awards stated in Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789 (2002), and Crawford. Fees shall be awarded the amount of $7,000.00, which amount shall be offset by the amount of $1,300.00 which was previously paid to counsel under the EAJA. The net award is $5,700.00. If counsel for Plaintiff has received the amount of $3901.80, which was awarded in the order entered August 24, 2006, that amount shall also be offset against the net award.

: Initials of Clerk
CV-90 (06/04) CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

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