Constance v. Commissioner of Social Security
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 6/7/2016 ORDERING that Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees under the Equal Access To Justice Act in the amount of $6,468.08; This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff, to date, by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28:2412. (Reader, L)
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SHELLIE LOTT, SBN: 246202
Cerney Kreuze & Lott, LLP
42 N. Sutter Street, Suite 400
Stockton, California 95202
Telephone: (209) 948-9384
Facsimile: (209) 948-0706
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Attorney for Plaintiff
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO BRANCH
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ANN MIKI CONSTANCE,
Plaintiff,
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vs.
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
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Case No.: 2:15-CV-00177-EFB
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER
FOR THE AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)
Defendant
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned
counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees under the
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EAJA in the amount of SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT DOLLARD AND
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EIGHT CENT ($6,468.08). This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered
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on behalf of Plaintiff, to date, by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with
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28 U.S.C. § 2412.
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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
attorney. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010), the ability to honor the
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR THE AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)
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assignment will depend on whether the fees and expenses are subject to any offset allowed under
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the United States Department of the Treasury's Offset Program. After the order for EAJA fees
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and 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 Treasury
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determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause the
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payment of fees, expenses and costs to be made directly to Shellie Lott, 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
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Act attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to the offset provisions of the EAJA.
Respectfully submitted,
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Dated: June 6, 2016
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/s/ Shellie Lott
SHELLIE LOTT
Attorney for Plaintiff
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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
DEBORAH L. STACHEL
Acting Regional Chief Counsel
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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR THE AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)
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Date: June 6, 2016
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/s/Armand D. Roth
(As authorized via email on 06/02/16)
ARMAND D. ROTH
Special Assistant United States Attorney
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ORDER
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So ordered.
Dated: June 7, 2016.
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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR THE AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)
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