Hase v. Commissioner of Social Security
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 6/29/18 granting 22 Motion for Attorney Fees. (Kaminski, H)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CARVEL SCOTT HASE,
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No. 2:16-cv-2522-KJN
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
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On February 13, 2018, the court reversed the final decision of the Commissioner and
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remanded the action for further administrative proceedings. (ECF No. 20.) Thereafter, on May
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12, 2018, plaintiff filed a motion for attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act
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(“EAJA”). (ECF No. 22.) Plaintiff requests an award of $5,504.98 for 22.50 hours of work on
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the case in federal district court. (Id.)
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Subsequently, on June 27, 2018, the Commissioner filed a statement of non-opposition to
plaintiff’s motion. (ECF No. 24.)
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. Plaintiff’s motion for an award of EAJA fees (ECF No. 22) is GRANTED.
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2. Plaintiff is awarded $5,504.98 in attorney fees under the EAJA.1
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: June 29, 2018
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It is unclear from plaintiff’s motion whether plaintiff had executed an assignment of EAJA fees
to plaintiff’s counsel. In the event that such an assignment was executed, fees shall be made
payable to plaintiff, but if the Department of the Treasury determines that plaintiff does not owe a
federal debt, then the government shall cause the payment of fees to be made directly to counsel.
See Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 598 (2010).
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