Stief III v. Colvin

Filing 22

ORDER granting 21 Motion for Attorney Fees by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 12/09/2015. The Plaintiff is AWARDED a total of $5,250.00 in attorneys fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A).(mdave, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-03103-MEH
EDWARD J. STIEF, III,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

ORDER
______________________________________________________________________________
Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge
The Motion for Order Approving Stipulation of Award of Attorney Fees under the Equal
Access to Justice Act [filed December 8, 2015; docket #21] is GRANTED and the Plaintiff is
AWARDED a total of $5,250.00 in attorney’s fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). 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 9th day of December, 2015.
BY THE COURT:

Michael E. Hegarty
United States Magistrate Judge

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