Slayton v. The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

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ORDER for Compromise Settlement of Fees and Costs. Signed by Judge Alsup on 9/8/08. (ts, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2008)

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James Hunt Miller (SBCal # 135160) P.O. Box 10891 OAKLAND CA 94610 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: jim_miller0@ yahoo.com Attorney for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) Michael Astrue, COMMISSIONER ) of the SOCIAL SECURITY ) ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ______________________________ )

ROBERT L. SLAYTON

No. C-06-07045 SI STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS PURSUANT TO EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

The parties, through their respective counsel, stipulate for a compromise settlement of Plaintiff's claim for an award of attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), as follows: 1. Defendant shall pay to Plaintiff's counsel James Hunt Miller the total amount of THREE THOUSAND FIFTY-THREE DOLLARS ($3,053.00), representing payment of all Plaintiff's claims for attorneys' fees and costs in connection with this action pursuant to the EAJA, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Plaintiff has assigned the fee to James Hunt Miller, and the payee will be James Hunt Miller as assignee of Plaintiff. 2. This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff's request for attorneys fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), and does not
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constitute an admission of liability or fault on the part of Defendant under the EAJA. Payment of the $3053.00 shall constitute a complete release from and bar to any and all claims Plaintiff may have relating to EAJA attorneys' fees and costs in connection with this action. This compromise and award is without prejudice to the rights of Plaintiff's counsel to later seek Social Security Act attorney fees, under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to any applicable offset provisions. The parties jointly submit this matter with the proposed order below. Date: August 29, 2008 James Hunt Miller /s/______________ Attorney for Plaintiff Date: September 4, 2008 Joseph Russionello United States Attorney /s/ Shea Lita Bond Special Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER (PROPOSED)

Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant will pay to Plaintiff's Counsel, James Hunt Miller, as assignee of Plaintiff, the total amount of $3053.00, representing payment of all Plaintiff's claims for attorneys's fees and costs in connection with this action pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and in accordance with 24 U.S.C. § 2412(d). DATED: ___________________
Wm. Alsup for..

______________________________ U.S. District Judge Susan Illston

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