Stewart v. Colvin

Filing 17

ORDER granting 16 Stipulated Motion for EAJA Fees by Judge J Richard Creatura.(SH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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JESSICA STEWART,
Plaintiff,

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v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration,

CASE NO. 2:16-cv-01260 JRC
ORDER ON STIPULATED
MOTION FOR EQUAL ACCESS
TO JUSTICE ACT FEES

Defendant.

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This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73 and Local
Magistrate Judge Rule MJR 13 (see also Notice of Initial Assignment to a U.S. Magistrate Judge
and Consent Form, Dkt. 5; Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge, Dkt. 6).
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s Stipulated Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 2412(d) (see Dkt. 16).
Based on the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, (“EAJA”), the Stipulation of
the parties (see Dkt. 16), and the relevant record, it is hereby ORDERED that EAJA attorney’s

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ORDER ON STIPULATED MOTION FOR EQUAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES - 1

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fees of $4,682.12 shall be awarded to plaintiff pursuant to the EAJA and consistent with Astrue

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v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2524, 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4763 at ***6-***7 (2010).

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The Acting Commissioner shall contact the Department of Treasury after the Order for

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EAJA fees is entered to determine if the EAJA fees are subject to any offset. If it is determined

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that plaintiff’s EAJA fees are not subject to any offset allowed pursuant to the Department of the

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Treasury’s Offset Program, then the check for EAJA fees shall be made payable to Dellert Baird

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Law Offices, PLLC, based on plaintiff’s assignment of these amounts to plaintiff’s attorney (see

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Dkt. 16, p.1). If there is an offset, the remainder shall be made payable to plaintiff, based on the

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practice of the Department of the Treasury (see, e.g., Case No. 2:15-cv-122, Dkt. 22, p. 4). Any

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check for EAJA fees shall be mailed to plaintiff’s counsel, Christopher H. Dellert, Esq., at

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Dellert Baird Law Offices, PLLC, P.O. Box 97301, Lakewood, WA 98497.

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Dated this 5th day of June, 2017.

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J. Richard Creatura
United States Magistrate Judge

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