Dalsis v. Commissioner of Social Security
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STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 4/16/15 re: 23 APPROVING Settlement of Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. (Meuleman, A)
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BESS M. BREWER, #100364
LAW OFFICE OF BESS M. BREWER
P.O. Box 5088
Sacramento, CA 95817
Telephone: (916) 385-7517
besshelena@earthlink.net
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CARI A. DALSIS
xxx-xx-0697
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Plaintiff,
v.
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SSA,
Defendant.
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No. 2:13-cv-1559 DAD
STIPULATION AND 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 counsel,
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subject to the Court=s approval, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees under the Equal Access to
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Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. ' 2412(d), in the amount of FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
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SEVENTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY EIGHT CENTS ($5277.58). This amount represents
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compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in connection with this
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civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. ' 2412(d). After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees and
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expenses to Plaintiff, the government will consider the matter of Plaintiff=s assignment of EAJA fees
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and expenses to Plaintiff=s attorney. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff,130 S.Ct. 2521 (U.S. June 14, 2010),
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the ability to honor the assignment will depend on whether the fees and expenses are subject to any
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offset allowed under the United States Department of the Treasury=s Offset Program. After the order
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for EAJA fees and expenses is entered, the government will determine whether they are subject to any
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offset.
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Fees and expenses shall be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of the Treasury
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determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause the payment of
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fees, expenses and costs to be made directly to Bess M. Brewer, pursuant to the assignment executed
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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 attorney
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fees and expenses, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the
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EAJA. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from, and bar to, any and all
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claims that Plaintiff and/or Plaintiff=s counsel may have relating to EAJA attorney fees and expenses
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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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Dated: April 14, 2015
/s/Bess M. Brewer
BESS M. BREWER
Attorney at Law
Attorney for Plaintiff
Dated: April 15, 2015
Benjamin B. Wagner
United States Attorney
/s/ Sharon Lahey
SHARON LAHEY
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant
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ORDER
Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 16, 2015
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Ddad1\orders.soc sec
dalsis1559.stip.eaja.ord.docx
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