Blacktongue v. Colvin

Filing 27

ORDER FOR EAJA FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES by Judge Ricardo S Martinez re 26 Agreed Stipulated Motion for EAJA fees. A total of $7,357.70 shall be awarded to Plaintiff. (swt)

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1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ARMOR J. BLACKTONGUE, Plaintiff, vs. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMMISSIONER of Social Security, Defendant. 13 ) ) Civil No. C16-806 RSM ) ) ) ORDER FOR EAJA FEES, COSTS ) AND EXPENSES ) ) ) ) ) ) 14 ORDER 15 Based upon the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. §2412, and 28 U.S.C. §1920 and 16 Plaintiff’s EAJA petition and the assignment of EAJA fees to Plaintiff’s attorney by Plaintiff, as well as 17 the stipulation of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED that: EAJA attorney’s fees of $7,341.11 and 18 expenses of $3.29 (postage), and costs of $13.30 (copies), for a total of $7,357.70 shall: 19 1) Be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2531-2, 20 21 22 23 24 177 L.Ed.2d 91 (2010) and delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel, Rosemary B. Schurman; however, 2) If the U.S. Department of the Treasury verifies to the Office of General Counsel that Plaintiff does not owe a debt, the government will honor Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA Fees and pay EAJA fees, costs and expenses directly to Rosemary B. Schurman. 25 Order for EAJA Fees- 16-806 RSM page 1 Rosemary B. Schurman, WSBA 11451 Attorney at Law PLLC 8123NE 115 Way Kirkland, WA 98034 425-821-8577/fax 888-821-0544 1 Dated this 10th day of March 2017. 2 A 3 RICARDO S. MARTINEZ CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Presented by: s/Rosemary B. Schurman Rosemary Schurman, WSBA 11451 Attorney for Plaintiff 8123 NE 115 Way, Kirkland, WA 98034 425-821-8577 Approved for Entry: s/Rosemary B. Schurman (signed per authorization) Erin Highland Special Assistant US Attorney, OGC, SSA Attorney for Defendant 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Order for EAJA Fees- 16-806 RSM page 2 Rosemary B. Schurman, WSBA 11451 Attorney at Law PLLC 8123NE 115 Way Kirkland, WA 98034 425-821-8577/fax 888-821-0544

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