Romo v. Colvin

Filing 29

ORDER APPROVING 28 STIPULATION FOR ATTORNEY FEES. By Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 5/7/2015. (alowe)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-03259-REB
DARLENE ROMO, f/k/a DARLENE SIGALA
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Defendant.

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
Blackburn, J.
The matter before me is the parties’ Stipulation for Attorney Fees [#28],1 filed
May 6, 2015. Having considered the motion and the file, and being sufficiently advised,
I find and conclude that the stipulation should be approved.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
1. That the parties’ Stipulation for Attorney Fees [#28], filed May 6, 2015, is
approved;
2. That under the Equal Access to Justice Act, plaintiff is awarded attorney fees
of $6,000.00; and
3. That if, after receiving this order, the Commissioner (a) determines on
effectuation of the order that plaintiff does not owe a debt that is subject to offset under
the Treasury Offset Program; and (b) agrees to waive the requirements of the AntiAssignment Act, the fees shall be made payable to plaintiff’s attorney; however, if there
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“[#28]” is an example of the convention the court uses to identify the docket number assigned to
a specific paper by the court’s case management and electronic case filing system (CM/ECF). The court
uses this convention throughout this order.

is a debt owed under the Treasury Offset Program, the Commissioner may not agree to
waive the requirements of the Anti-Assignment Act, and the remaining EAJA fees after
offset will be paid by a check made payable to plaintiff, but delivered to plaintiff’s
attorney.
Dated May 7, 2015, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:

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