Wolfinbarger v. Commissioner of Social Security
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 11/18/2014 GRANTING 27 Stipulation to award attorney's fees; Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees in the abount of $4,800.00 under the Equal Access to Justice Act.(Reader, L)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO DIVISION
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COZETTE A. WOLFINBARGER
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Plaintiff,
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
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Defendant.
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) Case No.: 2:12-cv-00174-CMK (SS)
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Order
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The court grants the parties stipulation to EAJA Fees and awards Plaintiff $4,800.00
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(Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars) for attorney fees. The award fully and finally satisfies
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any and all claims for attorney fees, expenses, and costs that may be payable to plaintiff in this
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matter under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412.
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Any fees paid belong to plaintiff and not her attorney. The fees can be offset to satisfy
any pre-existing debt that plaintiff owes the United States. Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521
(2010). If after entry of the award defendant can verify that plaintiff does not owe pre-existing
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debt to the government subject to offset, defendant will direct payment of the award to plaintiff’s
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attorney pursuant to their EAJA assignment.
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Dated: November 18, 2014
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