(SS) Koontz v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 17

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 03/05/25 GRANTING 16 Motion for Attorney Fees and AWARDING $7,958.14 in attorney fees and expenses and $405.00 in costs. (Deputy Clerk VLC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTOINETTE AGUILAR KOONTZ, ) No.: 2:24-CV-02428-CKD
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Plaintiff,
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) ORDER AWARDING JOINT
v.
) STIPULATION FOR THE
) PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES
COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL ) AND EXPENSES UNDER THE
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
) EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE
) ACT, PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C.
Defendant.
) § 2412(d), AND COSTS, PURSUANT
) TO 28 U.S.C. § 1920

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Based upon the parties’ Joint Stipulation for the Award and Payment of

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Attorney Fees and Expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), IT IS

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ORDERED that:

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1. The parties’ stipulation (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED; and

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2. Plaintiff shall be awarded attorney fees and expenses under the EAJA in

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the amount of SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT

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DOLLARS AND FOURTEEN CENTS ($7,958.14), and costs under 28

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U.S.C. § 1920, in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED FIVE DOLLARS

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($405.00), subject to the terms of the Stipulation, to include the United

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States Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program pursuant to Astrue v.

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Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010). Any payment shall be delivered to

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Plaintiff’s counsel.

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Dated: March 5, 2025

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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