Midlam v. Berryhill

Filing 17

ORDER granting parties' 16 Stipulated Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs 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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MICHAEL JOHN MIDLAM,

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. C17-5650-JCC
ORDER

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v.
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NANCY BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security Operations,

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Defendant.
This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ stipulated motion for attorney fees

16 under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Dkt. No. 16). Plaintiff is the
17 prevailing party on an appeal of an agency action and is entitled to an award of attorney fees.
18 (See Dkt. Nos. 13–14.) The Court finds the requested award reasonable and just. Accordingly,
19 the Court GRANTS the parties’ motion. The Court AWARDS Plaintiff attorney fees and
20 expenses pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412 in the amount of $5,291.01 and $5.76, respectively, and
21 costs pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1920 in the amount of $416.00, for a total award of $5,712.77.
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If the Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees are not subject to

23 any offset allowed under the Department’s Offset Program, then the check for attorney fees shall
24 be made payable to Plaintiff’s attorney, Teal M. Parham, based upon Plaintiff’s assignment of
25 these amounts to counsel. The check shall be mailed to Plaintiff’s counsel at the following
26 address: Teal M. Parham, 910 – 12th Avenue, P.O. Box 757, Longview, WA 98632.
ORDER
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DATED this 31st day of August 2018.

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John C. Coughenour
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER
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