Sisson v. Astrue

Filing 41

ORDER granting 31 Motion for Attorney Fees, signed by Judge Ronald B. Leighton.(DN)

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U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE RONALD B. LEIGHTON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 9 10 TRACY SISSON, 11 Plaintiff, 12 vs. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. ) ) NO. 3:09-cv-05738-RBL ) ) ORDER FOR EAJA FEES, COSTS, AND ) EXPENSES ) ) ) ) ) THIS MATTER having come on regularly before the undersigned upon Plaintiff’s Motion to Award EAJA Fees and Expenses, and the Court agreeing that EAJA fees and expenses should be awarded, good cause having been shown, now, therefore, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff is hereby awarded EAJA fees of $20,368.85, costs of $296.70, and expenses in the sum of $142.32. Subject to any offset allowed under the Treasury Offset Program, as discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 560 U.S. __ (2010), payment of this award shall be sent to Plaintiff’s attorney Eitan Kassel Yanich at 23 ORDER FOR EAJA FEES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES - [3:09-cv-05738-RBL] - 1 Law Office of Eitan Kassel Yanich, PLLC 203 Fourth Avenue E., Suite 321 Olympia, WA. 98501 (360) 705-1226 1 his address: Eitan Kassel Yanich, PLLC, 203 Fourth Avenue E., Suite 321, Olympia, 2 WA. 98501. 3 After the Court issues the order for EAJA fees and expenses, the Commissioner 4 will consider the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees and expenses to Plaintiff's 5 attorney. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, the ability to honor the assignment will depend on 6 whether the EAJA fees and expenses are subject to any offset allowed under the Treasury 7 Offset Program. The Commissioner agrees to contact the Department of Treasury after 8 the order for EAJA fees and expenses is entered to determine whether the EAJA fees and 9 expenses are subject to any offset. If the EAJA fees and expenses are not subject to any 10 offset, the EAJA attorney’s fees and expenses will be paid directly to plaintiff’s attorney 11 Eitan Kassel Yanich, either by direct deposit or by check payable to him and mailed to 12 his address. 13 DATED this 18th day of January, 2012. 14 16 A 17 Ronald B. Leighton United States District Judge 15 18 19 20 21 Presented by: S/EITAN KASSEL YANICH____________ EITAN KASSEL YANICH, WSBA #13690 Attorney for Plaintiff 22 23 ORDER FOR EAJA FEES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES - [3:09-cv-05738-RBL] - 2 Law Office of Eitan Kassel Yanich, PLLC 203 Fourth Avenue E., Suite 321 Olympia, WA. 98501 (360) 705-1226

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