Dickinson v. Berryhill

Filing 19

ORDER granting plaintiff's 15 Motion for Attorney Fees, signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE THOMAS S. ZILLY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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SALLY A. DICKINSON,
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.

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) CIVIL NO. 3:17-cv-05463-TSZ
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) ORDER FOR EAJA FEES AND EXPENSES
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Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees and expenses, docket no. 15, is GRANTED. For the

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reasons set forth in plaintiff’s reply, docket no. 18, the Court concludes that the Commissioner’s

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objections to the amount of attorney’s fees sought by plaintiff lack merit. The Court is satisfied

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that plaintiff’s counsel expended a reasonable amount of time obtaining the favorable result in

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this case.

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Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, (“EAJA”) 28 U.S.C. §2412, plaintiff is

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hereby AWARDED attorney’s fees of $10,374.23 and expenses in the sum of $8.92. Subject to

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any offset allowed under the Treasury Offset Program, as discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct.

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2521 (2010), payment of this award shall be sent to plaintiff’s attorney Eitan Kassel Yanich at his

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ORDER FOR EAJA FEES AND EXPENSES - [3:17-cv05463-TSZ] - 1

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

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address: Eitan Kassel Yanich, PLLC, 203 Fourth Avenue E., Suite 321, Olympia, WA. 98501.

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If the attorney’s fees and expenses awarded herein are not subject to any offset, they shall be paid

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directly to plaintiff’s attorney Eitan Kassel Yanich, either by direct deposit or by check payable to

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him and mailed to his address.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 17th day of October, 2018.

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Thomas S. Zilly
United States District Judge

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Presented by:

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

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ORDER FOR EAJA FEES AND EXPENSES - [3:17-cv05463-TSZ] - 2

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