Stockstill, Kimberly v. Berryhill, Nancy

Filing 20

ORDER granting 14 Motion for Attorney Fees under the EAJA. Kimberly Stockstill awarded attorney fees in the amount of $4,588.92. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 9/14/2017. (kwf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

KIMBERLY STOCKSTILL,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

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

17-cvB130-wmc

Defendant.

On July 26, 2017, the court issued an order remanding this case to the commissioner
for further proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. ' 405(g) pursuant to joint
stipulation of the parties. Judgment was also entered on July 26, 2017. Now before the
court is plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney=s fees under the Equal Access to Justice
Act, 28 U.S.C. ' 2412 in the amount of $4,588.92 and expenses in the amount of $0 (dkt.
#14), to which defendant has no objection (dkt. #19).
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney fees and expenses
under the Equal Access to Justice Act is GRANTED. Plaintiff is awarded fees and costs in
the amount of $4,588.92. These fees are awarded to plaintiff and not plaintiff’s attorney
and can be offset to satisfy pre-existing debts that the litigant owes the United States under
Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 177 L. Ed. 2d 91 (2010).

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If counsel for the parties verify plaintiff owes no pre-existing debt subject to offset,
the defendant shall direct that the award be made payable to plaintiff’s attorney pursuant
to the EAJA assignment duly signed by plaintiff and counsel.
If plaintiff owes a pre-existing debt subject to offset in an amount less than the EAJA
award, the Social Security Administration will instruct the U.S. Department of Treasury
that any check for the remainder after offset will be made payable to plaintiff and mailed
to the business address of plaintiff’s attorney.
Entered this 14th day of September, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
__________________________________
WILLIAM M. CONLEY
District Judge

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