Mackey v. Colvin

Filing 22

ORDER granting 19 STIPULATED MOTION FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES - by Judge David W. Christel.(SH)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 8 9 10 KIMBERLY MACKEY, 11 12 13 Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, CASE NO. 2:16-CV-01199-DWC ORDER ON STIPULATED MOTION FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES 14 Defendant. 15 16 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. 5; Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge, Dkt. 6. 19 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s “Stipulated Motion to Pay EAJA Fees to Plaintiff’s 20 Attorney.” Dkt. 19. 21 Based on the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, (“EAJA”), the Stipulation of 22 the parties (Dkt. 19), attorney time itemization (Dkt. 19-1), and the relevant record, the Court 23 orders EAJA attorney’s fees of $3,911.40 (“EAJA Award”), be awarded to Plaintiff. Astrue v. 24 Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 591–97 (2010). ORDER ON STIPULATED MOTION FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES - 1 1 The Acting Commissioner shall contact the Department of Treasury after this Order is 2 entered to determine if the EAJA Award is subject to any offset. If the U.S. Department of the 3 Treasury verifies to the Office of General Counsel that Plaintiff does not owe a debt, the 4 government will honor Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA Award and pay the EAJA Award directly 5 to Steve Hood, Plaintiff’s counsel. If there is an offset, any remainder shall be made payable to 6 Plaintiff, based on the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program and standard practices, and 7 the check shall be mailed to Plaintiff’s counsel, Steve Hood, at 114 W. Magnolia Street, Suite 8 400-157, Bellingham, WA 98225 9 Dated this 28th day of March, 2017. A 10 11 David W. Christel United States Magistrate Judge 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ORDER ON STIPULATED MOTION FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES - 2

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