Deal v. Commissioner of Social Security
Filing
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ORDER re the parties' Joint Stipulation for an Award of Attorney Fees and Costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act 27 . See written Order. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 1/28/2015. (KZ, ilcd)
E-FILED
Wednesday, 28 January, 2015 11:33:12 AM
Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD
IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
PEORIA DIVISION
DAVID A. DEAL,
Plaintiff,
v.
Case No. 1:13-cv-01299-JEH
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
Order
The Court has reviewed the parties’ Joint Stipulation for an Award of Attorney Fees
and Costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. 27) and therefore awards the Plaintiff,
David A. Deal, $9,200.00 (nine thousand two hundred dollars) for attorney fees and
expenses in full satisfaction and settlement of any and all claims the Plaintiff may have
under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 USC § 2412. The award fully and finally satisfies
any and all claims for attorney fees, expenses, and costs that may be payable to the Plaintiff
in this matter under the EAJA.
Any fees paid belong to the Plaintiff and not his attorney. The fees can be offset to
satisfy any pre-existing debt that the Plaintiff owes the United States. Astrue v Ratliff, 560
US 586, 589 (2010). The Plaintiff has provided the Defendant with a valid assignment of
fees. If the Defendant can verify that the Plaintiff does not owe pre-existing debt to the
government subject to offset, the Defendant will direct payment of the award to the
Plaintiff’s attorney pursuant to the EAJA assignment.
Entered on January 28, 2015.
s/Jonathan E. Hawley
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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