Holloway v. Colvin

Filing 21

ORDER granting 20 Stipulated Motion for Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. Plaintiff is awarded $3,086.99 in attorney fees pursuant to EAJA. By Judge John L. Kane on 1/28/14.(mfiel, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-2440-AP
JESSE HOLLOWAY,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
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THIS MATTER is before the Court upon a stipulated motion for an award of attorney
fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 et seq. The motion
[doc. #20], filed January 28, 2014, is GRANTED. It is
ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded $3,086.99 in attorney fees pursuant to EAJA.
Payment of this amount shall constitute a complete release from and bar to any and all claims
Plaintiff may have relating to EAJA fees in connection with this action. This award shall not be
used as precedent in any future cases, nor be construed as a concession by the Commissioner that
the original administrative decision denying benefits to Plaintiff was not substantially justified.
The EAJA award is without prejudice to Plaintiff’s attorneys’ right to seek attorney fees
pursuant to Social Security Act § 206(b), 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the offset provisions of
the EAJA. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(c)(1) (2006). It is

FURTHER ORDERED that if, after receiving the Court’s EAJA fee order, the
Commissioner (1) determines upon effectuation of the Court’s EAJA fee order that Plaintiff does
not owe a debt that is subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program, and (2) agrees to
waive the requirements of the Anti-Assignment Act, the fees will be made payable to Plaintiff’s
attorney. However, if there is a debt owned under the Treasury Offset Program, the
Commissioner cannot agree to waive the requirements of the Anti-Assignment Act, and the
remaining EAJA fees after offset will be paid by a check made out to Plaintiff but delivered to
Plaintiff’s attorney.
Done: January 28, 2014
BY THE COURT:

s/John L. Kane _________
John L. Kane, Senior Judge
United States District Court