Klev v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 32

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 1/3/2013 ORDERING that Plaintiff shall be awarded attorney fees in the amount of SEVEN THOUSAND, FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($7,500.00), as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), subject to the terms of the above-referenced Stipulation. (Zignago, K.)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney DONNA L. CALVERT Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX Social Security Administration LYNN M. HARADA, CSBN 267616 Special Assistant United States Attorney 160 Spear Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: (415) 977-8977 Facsimile: (415) 744-0134 E-Mail: Lynn.Harada@ssa.gov 7 Attorneys for Defendant 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SACRAMENTO DIVISION 11 18 ) CIVIL NO. 2:11-CV-00863-AC ) Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER ) APPROVING SETTLEMENT OF v. ) ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE ) EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, ) Commissioner of ) Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________) IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their undersigned counsel, 19 that the Motion for an Award of Attorney’s Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act previously filed 20 by Plaintiff’s counsel is hereby withdrawn. 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 RHONDA KLEV, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their undersigned counsel, 22 subject to the Court’s approval, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice 23 Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the amount of SEVEN THOUSAND, FIVE-HUNDRED 24 DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($7,500.00). This amount represents compensation for all legal 25 services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance 26 with 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). 27 28 After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees and expenses to Plaintiff, the government will consider the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney. 1 Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (U.S. June 14, 2010), the ability to honor the assignment 2 will depend on whether the fees and expenses are subject to any offset allowed under the United States 3 Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program. After the order for EAJA fees and expenses is entered, 4 the government will determine whether they are subject to any offset. 5 Fees and expenses shall be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of the Treasury 6 determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause the payment of 7 fees, expenses and costs to be made directly to Bess M. Brewer, pursuant to the assignment executed by 8 Plaintiff. Any payments made shall be delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel. 9 This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff's request for EAJA attorney fees 10 and expenses, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the EAJA. 11 Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from, and bar to, any and all claims 12 that Plaintiff and/or Plaintiff’s counsel may have relating to EAJA attorney fees and expenses in 13 connection with this action. 14 15 This award is without prejudice to the rights of Plaintiff’s counsel to seek Social Security Act attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to the offset provisions of the EAJA. Respectfully submitted, 16 17 18 Dated: December 20, 2012 19 By: /s/ Bess M. Brewer (As authorized by email on 12/20/12) BESS M. BREWER Attorney for Plaintiff 20 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney DONNA L. CALVERT Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX Social Security Administration 21 22 23 24 25 26 Dated: December 20, 2012 By: /s/ Lynn M. Harada LYNN M. HARADA Special Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendant 27 28 Stip. & Prop. Order for EAJA Fees; 2:11-CV-00863-AC 2 ORDER 1 2 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that Plaintiff shall be awarded attorney fees in 3 the amount of SEVEN THOUSAND, FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($7,500.00), 4 as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), subject to the terms of the above-referenced Stipulation. 5 Dated: January 3, 2013. 6 7 ` ALLISON CLAIRE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Stip. & Prop. Order for EAJA Fees; 2:11-CV-00863-AC 3

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