Kirk v. Social Security Administration

Filing 22

STIPULATION AND ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 1/6/16 ORDERING that Plaintiff Richard Kirk be awarded attorney fees and expenses in the amount of $1,944.80 attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and $456.60 in costs under 28 USC § 1920. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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PAUL H. SALTZEN SBN 155053
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 940
Shingle Springs, California 95682-0940

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICHARD KIRK,

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Case No.: 2:13-CV-02342-CMK

Plaintiff,
STIPULATION AND ORDER RE
EAJA ATTORNEY’S FEES AND
COSTS

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vs.
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COMMISSIONIER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

TO THE HONORABLE CRAIG M. KELLISON, MAGISTRATE

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JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT:
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through
their undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that PLAINTIFF

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RICHARD KIRK be awarded attorney fees and expenses in the amount of

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$1,944.80 attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. §

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2412(d) and $456.60 in costs under 28 USC § 1920. This amount represents
compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of PLAINTIFF by counsel
in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§1920; 2412(D).

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Fees shall be made payable to PLAINTIFF RICHARD KIRK.
STIPULATION AND ORDER

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This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of KIRK v
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY 2:13-CV-02342-CMK request for

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

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DEFENDANT under the EAJA or otherwise. Payment of the agreed amount shall

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constitute a complete release from, and bar to, any and all claims that PLAINTIFF

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RICHARD KIRK or his attorney Paul Saltzen may have relating to EAJA attorney
fees in connection with this action.

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This award is without prejudice to the rights of plaintiff’s counsel to

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seek Social Security Act attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the
savings clause provisions of the EAJA.

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DATED:

01/04/2016

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BY: /s/ Paul H. Saltzen
Paul Saltzen, Attorney
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

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DATED:

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Respectfully submitted,

BY: /s/ Patrick W. Snyder
Patrick W. Snyder
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant Michael J. Astrue,
Commissioner of Social Security
(Per e-mail authorization)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 6, 2016
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STIPULATION AND ORDER

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