Denison v. Colvin

Filing 25

ORDER granting 20 Motion for EAJA Attorney Fees by Judge J Richard Creatura.(SH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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SEAN DENISON,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration,

CASE NO. 2:16-cv-00021 JRC
ORDER ON UNOPPOSED MOTION
FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACT FEES AND EXPENSES

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Defendant.
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This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73 and Local

17 Magistrate Judge Rule MJR 13 (see also Notice of Initial Assignment to a U.S. Magistrate Judge
18 and Consent Form, Dkt. 7; Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge, Dkt. 8).
19 This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s Motion for Equal Access to Justice Act Attorney’s
20 Fees (see Dkt. 20). Defendant has no objection to plaintiff’s motion (see Dkt. 24)
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Based on the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, (“EAJA”), plaintiff’s motion

22 (see Dkt. 20), the time itemization (Dkt. 20, Attachment 1), the attorney declaration (Dkt. 21),
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ORDER ON UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EQUAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES AND
EXPENSES - 1

1 record, it is hereby ORDERED that EAJA attorney’s fees of $5,405.94 shall be awarded to
2 plaintiff pursuant to the EAJA and consistent with Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2524, 2010
3 U.S. LEXIS 4763 at ***6-***7 (2010).
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The Acting Commissioner agrees to contact the Department of Treasury after the Order

5 for EAJA fees is entered to determine if the EAJA fees are subject to any offset. If it is
6 determined that plaintiff’s EAJA fees are not subject to any offset allowed pursuant to the
7 Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program, then the check for EAJA fees shall be made
8 payable to D. James Tree, Esq., based on plaintiff’s assignment of these amounts to plaintiff’s
9 attorney or direct deposited into the Tree Law Office account (see Written Fee Agreement, Dkt.
10 20, Attachment 2; Declaration of Plaintiff, Dkt. 22). If there is an offset, the remainder shall be
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12 Case No. 2:15-cv-122, Dkt. 22, p. 4). Any check for EAJA fees shall be mailed to plaintiff’s
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Dated this 18th day of October, 2016.

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J. Richard Creatura
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER ON UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EQUAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES AND
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