Archuleta v. Colvin et al

Filing 29

ORDER Approving Stipulation of Award of Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act 28 , filed November 17, 2015, is GRANTED. By Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 11/17/2015. (mlace, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-02569-RBJ
RAYMOND V. ARCHULETA,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

ORDER

The Motion for Order Approving Stipulation of Award of Attorney Fees Under the Equal
Access to Justice Act [ECF No. 28], filed November 17, 2015, is GRANTED. In consideration
thereof, if is
ORDERED that Defendant pay to Plaintiff reasonable attorney fees in the amount of
$6,000.00. Payment shall be made payable to Plaintiff and delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel. See
Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521 (2010) (holding that EAJA awards are payable to litigants and
that EAJA awards are subject to offset by the Treasury Department to satisfy any debts litigants
may owe to the Government). Defendant will consider the propriety of directing payment to the
attorney pursuant to an assignment, but will do so only after the award has been issued to
Plaintiff and the amount of any federal debt owed by Plaintiff is properly offset.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, this 17th day of November, 2015.
BY THE COURT:

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R. Brooke Jackson
United States District Judge