Parker v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 36

ORDER RE AWARD OF EAJA ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS 28 U.S.C. § 2412 re 35 Motion, signed by Judge David W. Christel. (GMR)

Case 3:20-cv-05953-DWC Document 36 Filed 11/16/21 Page 1 of 2

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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KASSANDRA ELLEN LYNETTE
PARKER,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 3:20-CV-5953-DWC
ORDER RE AWARD OF EAJA
ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS 28
U.S.C. § 2412

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
Based upon the motion of the plaintiff, for which there is no opposition, it is hereby
Ordered, Adjudged, and Decreed that the plaintiff shall have a judgment against the
defendant for attorney’s fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA),
28 U.S.C. § 2412, et. seq. in the amount of $7,500.00 for attorney’s and paralegal fees, and
expenses in the sum of $14.70 for service of the summons and complaint in this matter, for a
total award of $7,514.70. It is further
Order, Adjudged, and Decreed that in accordance with Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586,
586, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2522, 177 L. Ed. 2d 91 (2010), plaintiff’s EAJA fees and expenses award

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ORDER RE AWARD OF EAJA ATTORNEY’S
FEES AND COSTS 28 U.S.C. § 2412 - 1

Case 3:20-cv-05953-DWC Document 36 Filed 11/16/21 Page 2 of 2

1 is subject to any offset allowed pursuant to the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program.
2 See Id. If it is determined that the plaintiff’s EAJA award is not the subject to any offset allowed
3 pursuant to the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program, then the check for the EAJA fees
4 and expenses shall be made payable to and mailed to plaintiff’s counsel, Charles W. Talbot, Esq.,
5 at Talbot and Associates, P.S., 5005 Center Street, Suite E, Tacoma, Washington 98409.
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Dated this 16th day of November, 2021.

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David W. Christel
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER RE AWARD OF EAJA ATTORNEY’S
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