Halyday v. Commissioner of Social Security

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 11/27/13. The Plaintiff shall be awarded attorney fees in the amount of $4,300.00. (Manzer, C)

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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: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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FRANK B. HALYDAY,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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Case No.: 2:12-cv-01761-KJN
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
APPROVING SETTLEMENT OF
ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE
EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their undersigned

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counsel, subject to the Court’s approval, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees under the Equal

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Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the amount of FOUR THOUSAND,

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THREE-HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,300.00). This amount represents

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compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in connection with

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this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).

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After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees and expenses to Plaintiff, the government

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will consider the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s

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attorney. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010), the ability to honor the assignment

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will depend on whether the fees and expenses are subject to any offset allowed under the United

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States Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program. After the order for EAJA fees and

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expenses is entered, the government will determine whether they are subject to any offset.

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Fees and expenses shall be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of the

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Treasury determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause

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the payment of fees, expenses and costs to be made directly to Ann M. Cerney, pursuant to the

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assignment executed by Plaintiff. Any payments made shall be delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel.

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This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff's request for EAJA

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attorney fees and expenses, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of

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Defendant under the EAJA. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release

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from, and bar to, any and all claims that Plaintiff and/or Plaintiff’s counsel may have relating to

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EAJA attorney fees and expenses in connection with this action.

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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.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: November 26, 2013

By:

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/s/ Ann M. Cerney
(As authorized by email on 11/25/13)
ANN M. CERNEY
Attorney for Plaintiff
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
DONNA L. CALVERT
Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration

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Dated: November 26, 2013

By:

/s/ Lynn M. Harada
LYNN M. HARADA
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that Plaintiff shall be awarded attorney

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fees in the amount of FOUR THOUSAND, THREE-HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO

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CENTS ($4,300.00), as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), subject to the terms of the above-

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referenced Stipulation.
Dated: November 27, 2013

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