Grosbier, Kelly v. Saul, Andrew
Filing
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ORDER granting 33 Motion for Attorney Fees under the EAJA. Plaintiff awarded attorney fees in the amount of $5,810.31. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 7/25/2022. (rks)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
KELLY GROSBIER,
Plaintiff,
ORDER
v.
20-cvB595-wmc
KILOLO KIJAKAZI,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
On April 29, 2022, the court issued an order remanding this case to the commissioner
for further proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. ' 405(g). Now before the court is
the parties’ stipulation for an award of attorney=s fees and expenses under the Equal Access to
Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. ' 2412 in the amount of $5,810.31. (Dkt. #33.)
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that the parties’ stipulation for an award of attorney fees under the
Equal Access to Justice Act is GRANTED.
Plaintiff is awarded fees and expenses in the
amount of $5,810.31. 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, 560 U.S. 586 (2010). If counsel for the defendant verifies plaintiff owes no preexisting debt subject to offset, defendant shall direct that the award be made payable to
plaintiff’s attorney pursuant to the EAJA assignment duly signed by plaintiff and counsel.
Entered this 25th day of July, 2022.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
__________________________________
WILLIAM M. CONLEY
District Judge
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