Blasquez-Tracy v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 30

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 12/13/2017 ORDERING that an award of attorneys fees in the amount of $4,500.00 be awarded to Plaintiff. (Hunt, G)

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PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney
DEBORAH LEE STACHEL, CSBN# 6191786
Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration
RICHARD M. RODRIGUEZ
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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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CHERIE BLASQUEZ-TRACY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:15-cv-02621-CKD
STIPULATION and ORDER AWARDING
EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
(EAJA) ATTORNEY FEES

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The parties agree that Plaintiff is entitled to an award of attorney fees and expenses to be

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paid by the Defendant pursuant to the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, subject to any offset as described

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in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010).

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The parties agree that an award of attorney’s fees in the amount of $4,500.00 shall be
awarded to Plaintiff. If it is determined Plaintiff’s EAJA fees are not subject to any offset allowed

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under the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program, then the check for EAJA fees shall be
made payable to Jesse S. Kaplan, Esq. based upon Plaintiff’s assignment of these amounts to
Plaintiff’s attorney.

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Finally, the parties agree whether the check is made payable to Plaintiff, or to Jesse S.

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Kaplan, Esq. the check shall be mailed to Plaintiff's attorney at the following address: Jesse S.

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Kaplan, Attorney at Law, 5441 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite C-1, Carmichael, CA 95608.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Date: December 12, 2017

/s/Jesse C. Kaplan
Jesse C. Kaplan, CSBN 103726
Attorney at Law
Attorney for Plaintiff
*By email authorization on December 1, 2017

Date: December 12 , 2017

PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney

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By:

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/s/Richard M. Rodriguez
Richard M. Rodriguez
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

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APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 13, 2017

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE