David Anthony Badiang, Sr. v. Carolyn W Colvin

Filing 29

ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEYS FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d) by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of Six Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($6,900.00) and expenses in the amount of Twenty-Three Dollars ($23.00) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28U.S.C. § 2412(d) are awarded to Plaintiff. In Re: Stipulation for Award of EAJA Fees 28 . (SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS). (clee)

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STUART T. BARASCH, ESQ.
Of Counsel, Olinsky Law Group
767 N. Hill Street, Suite 220
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorney for Plaintiff, David Anthony Badiang
NICOLA T. HANNA
United States Attorney
DOROTHY SCHOUTEN
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Civil Division
ROBYN-MARIE LYON MONTELEONE
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, General Civil Section
Stacy Wiesbrock
Special Assistant United States Attorney
CA State Bar No.: 257920
Assistant Regional Counsel
Social Security Administration, Region IX
160 Spear Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, California 94105
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA-EASTERN DIVISION

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DAVID ANTHONY BADIANG,
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Plaintiff, CASE NO.: 5:16-cv-02574-SK
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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

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Defendant.
ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY’S FEES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d)

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Before the Court is a Joint Stipulation 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

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well as the position of the defendant commissioner, and recognizing the Plaintiff’s
waiver of direct payment and assignment of EAJA to his counsel,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of Six
Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($6,900.00) and expenses in the amount of

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Twenty-Three Dollars ($23.00) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28
U.S.C. § 2412(d) are awarded to Plaintiff.

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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

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the Treasury’s Offset Program (TOPS), then the check for EAJA fees, expenses,
and costs shall be made payable to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Olinsky Law Group.
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Whether the check is made payable to Plaintiff or to Olinsky Law Group, the
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check shall be mailed to Olinsky Law Group at the following address:

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300 South State Street
Suite 420
Syracuse, NY 13202

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So ordered.

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Date: April 9, 2018

______________________________
Steve Kim
United States Magistrate Judge

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