Wingo v. Astrue

Filing 28

ORDER granting 25 Motion for Attorney Fees by Judge Benjamin H Settle.(TG)

United States District Judge BENJAMIN H. SETTLE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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JENNIFER WINGO,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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) CIVIL NO. 3:12-cv-5582BHS-KLS
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) ORDER FOR EAJA FEES AND
) EXPENSES
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THIS MATTER having come on regularly before the undersigned upon Plaintiff’s
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unopposed Motion to Award EAJA Fees and Expenses, and the Court agreeing that EAJA
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fees and expenses should be awarded, good cause having been shown, now, therefore, it
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is hereby
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ORDERED that Plaintiff is hereby awarded EAJA fees of $7,456.16 and expenses
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in the sum of $23.52. Subject to any offset allowed under the Treasury Offset Program, as
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discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 560 U.S. __ (2010), payment of this award
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ORDER FOR EAJA FEES AND EXPENSES [3:12-cv-5582BHS-KLS] - 1

Law Office of Eitan Kassel Yanich, PLLC
203 Fourth Avenue E., Suite 321
Olympia, WA. 98501
[phone]

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shall be sent to Plaintiff’s attorney Eitan Kassel Yanich at his address: Eitan Kassel

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Yanich, PLLC, 203 Fourth Avenue E., Suite 321, Olympia, WA. 98501.

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After the Court issues the order for EAJA fees and expenses, the Commissioner

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will consider the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees and expenses to Plaintiff's

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attorney. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, the ability to honor the assignment will depend on

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whether the EAJA fees and expenses are subject to any offset allowed under the Treasury

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Offset Program. The Commissioner agrees to contact the Department of Treasury after

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the order for EAJA fees and expenses is entered to determine whether the EAJA fees and

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expenses are subject to any offset. If the EAJA fees and expenses are not subject to any

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offset, the EAJA attorney’s fees and expenses will be paid directly to plaintiff’s attorney

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Eitan Kassel Yanich, either by direct deposit or by check payable to him and mailed to his

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address.

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DATED this 3rd day of March, 2014.

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BENJAMIN H. SETTLE
United States District Judge

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Presented by:

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S/EITAN KASSEL YANICH____________
EITAN KASSEL YANICH, WSBA #13690
Attorney for Plaintiff

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ORDER FOR EAJA FEES AND EXPENSES [3:12-cv-5582BHS-KLS] - 2

Law Office of Eitan Kassel Yanich, PLLC
203 Fourth Avenue E., Suite 321
Olympia, WA. 98501
[phone]