Stevens v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 30

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 6/10/2019 MODIFYING 29 Order to reflect the parties' agreement that plaintiff's counsel be AWARDED $6,500.00 under the EAJA. (York, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES M. STEVENS,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-CV-2496-DMC
ORDER

v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff, who is proceeding with retained counsel, brought this action for judicial

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review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

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Final judgment was entered on March 29, 2019. On June 6, 2019, the court issued an order

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awarding attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). The proposed order

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submitted with the parties’ stipulation thereon contained a clerical error. The parties have

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stipulated to an award of $6,500.00, not $12,745.32, as indicated in the proposed order and order

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signed by the court and entered on the docket. Due to this clerical error, the court’s June 6, 2019,

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order is modified to reflect the parties’ agreement that plaintiff’s counsel be awarded $6,500.00

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under the EAJA.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 10, 2019
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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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