Patterson v. Colvin

Filing 22

ORDER granting EAJA Attorney Fees; re Parties' 20 Stipulated MOTION for Attorney Fees Pursuant to EAJA. The parties agree that Plaintiff should be awarded attorney fees of $5,600.00. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (swt)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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JO IDA R. PATTERSON,

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Plaintiff,
v.

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CASE NO. C16-0640-JCC
ORDER GRANTING EAJA
ATTORNEY FEES

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY, 1

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Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ stipulated motion for attorney fees

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(Dkt. No. 20). The parties agree that Plaintiff should be awarded attorney fees of $5,600.00

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pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Such fees shall be

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payable to Plaintiff’s attorney, Schroeter, Goldmark and Bender, if the U.S. Department of the

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Treasury determines that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees are not subject to any offset allowed under the

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Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program, pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010).

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Nancy A. Berryhill is now the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, Nancy A. Berryhill should be substituted for Acting Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin as
the defendant in this suit. No further action needs to be taken to continue this suit by reason of the last sentence of
section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

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DATED this 9th day of March, 2017.

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John C. Coughenour
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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