Beals v. Colvin

Filing 29

ORDER by Judge John C Coughenour; The Court adopts the 28 Report and Recommendation in full. (TF)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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SHEENA M. BEALS,

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Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
CAROLYN COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner, Social Security
Administration

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CASE NO. C13-0773-JCC

Defendant.
This matter comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the Honorable

16 Brian A. Tsuchida. (Dkt. No. 28.) No objections have been filed. Having thoroughly considered
17 the parties’ briefing, the relevant record, and the Report and Recommendation, the Court hereby
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The Report and Recommendation of the Honorable Brian A. Tsuchida is adopted in full.

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Attorney’s fees in the total amount of $5,783.05 and expenses in the amount of $66.20

21 (for postage and service of process fees) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. §
22 2412(d) shall be awarded to Plaintiff. Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010).
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If the U.S. Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees and

24 expenses are not subject to any offset allowed under the Department of the Treasury’s Offset
25 Program, then the check for EAJA fees and expenses shall be made payable to Plaintiff’s
26 attorney, Sara M. Herr-Waldroup, based upon Plaintiff’s assignment of these amount to

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1 Plaintiff’s attorney.
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Whether the check is made payable to Plaintiff, or to Sara M. Herr-Waldroup, the check

3 shall be mailed to Ms. Herr-Waldroup at the following address: 3811-A Broadway, Everett, WA
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DATED this 14th day of February 2014.

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John C. Coughenour
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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