Gorgees v. Berryhill

Filing 14

ORDER granting parties' 13 Stipulated Motion for Attorney Fees signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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WAFAA SULAIMAN GORGEES,

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Plaintiff,

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ORDER

v.

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CASE NO. C17-1662-JCC

NANCY BERRYHILL, Deputy
Commissioner of Social Security
Operations,

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Defendants.

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This matter comes before the Court on the parties stipulated motion for an award of
attorney fees (Dkt. No. 13). The Court hereby GRANTS the stipulated motion.
Based upon the stipulation, the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412,

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and Plaintiff’s EAJA petition, it is hereby ORDERED that EAJA attorney’s fees of $6179.20

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shall be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010). If it is determined

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that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees are not subject to any offset allowed under the Department of the

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

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based upon Plaintiff’s assignment of these amounts to Plaintiff’s attorney. Any check for EAJA

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fees shall be mailed to Plaintiff’s counsel, Tha Win, at 606 Maynard Ave. South, Suite 201,

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Seattle, WA 98104.

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DATED this 14th day of June 2018.

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John C. Coughenour
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER
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