DaSilva v. Colvin et al

Filing 26

ORDER granting 25 Stipulation of Award of Attorney Fees by Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 10/2/15.(jdyne, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-02611-RBJ
CORAL L. DASILVA,
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, filed October 2, 2015 at ECF No. 25, is GRANTED. In
consideration thereof, if is
ORDERED that Defendant pay to Plaintiff reasonable attorney fees in the amount
of $6,500.00. 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 2nd day of October, 2015.

BY THE COURT:

________________________
R. Brooke Jackson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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