(SS) Puckett v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 23

STIPULATION and ORDER FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 10/14/2020. Plaintiff shall be AWARDED Attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. sec. 2412(d), in the amount of FOUR THOUSAND Five HUNDRED dollars and ZERO cents ($4,500.00). (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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FORSLUND LAW, LLC
Jacqueline A. Forslund # 154575
P.O. Box 4476
Sunriver, OR 97707
Telephone: [phone]
Fax:
541-593-4452
Email:
[e-mail]

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Attorney for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NANETTE PUCKETT,

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Plaintiff
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ANDREW M. SAUL,
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Commissioner of Social Security,
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Defendant
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Case No. 2:19-CV-1226-AC
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED
ORDER FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S
FEES UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
JUSTICE ACT (EAJA)

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned counsel,
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subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff shall be awarded attorney’s fees under the Equal

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Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. sec. 2412(d), in the amount of FOUR THOUSAND Five

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HUNDRED dollars and ZERO cents ($4,500.00). This amount represents compensation for all legal

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services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance

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with 28 U.S.C. sec. 2412(d).

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After the Court issues an order for payment of EAJA fees and expenses to Plaintiff, the
government will consider the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees and expenses to
Plaintiff’s attorney. The government’s ability to honor the assignment will depend on whether the
fees and expenses are subject to an offset allowed under the United States Department of the

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Treasury’s Offset Program pursuant to Astrue v. Ratcliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010). After the order of
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EAJA fees and expenses is entered, the government will determine if they are subject to an offset. If

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it is determined that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees and expenses are not subject to an offset under Astrue v.

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Ratcliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010) and the Department of Treasury’s Offset Program, then the check for
Puckett v. Saul

Stipulation and Proposed Order

E.D. Cal. 2:19-cv-01226-AC

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EAJA fees and expenses shall be made payable to Jacqueline A. Forslund, based upon Plaintiff’s

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assignment of these amounts to Plaintiff’s attorney. The parties agree that whether these checks are

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made payable to Plaintiff or Jacqueline A. Forslund, such checks shall be mailed to Plaintiff’s

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attorney at the following address: Jacqueline A. Forslund, Forslund Law LLC, P.O. Box 4476,
Sunriver, Oregon 97707. This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff’s request

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for EAJA attorney fees, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant
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under the EAJA or otherwise. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from,

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and bar to, any and all claims that Plaintiff and/or Plaintiff’s Counsel may have relating to EAJA

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attorney fees in connection with this action.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Date: October 7, 2020

JACQUELINE A. FORSLUND
Attorney at Law

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/s/Jacqueline A. Forslund
JACQUELINE A. FORSLUND
Attorney for Plaintiff

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Date: October 8, 2020

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
DEBORAH STACHEL
Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration

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/s/S. Wyeth McAdam
S. WYETH MCADAM
Special Assistant United States Attorney
*By email authorization
Attorney for Defendant

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ORDER

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APPROVED AND SO ORDERED

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DATED: October 14, 2020
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Puckett v. Saul

Stipulation and Proposed Order

E.D. Cal. 2:19-cv-01226-AC