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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:205 Denial Social Security Benefits

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Smith v. Colvin, 3:14-cv-01413-EMC – EAJA Stipulation 1

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MELINDA L. HAAG, CSBN 132612 

United States Attorney 

DONNA L. CALVERT, SBN IL 6191786 

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration 

TOVA WOLKING, CSBN 259782 

Special Assistant United States Attorney 

160 Spear Street, Suite 800 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 977-8980 

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134 

E-Mail: tova.wolking@ssa.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ANNE M. SMITH, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. 3:14-cv-01413-EMC 

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

FOR THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF 

ATTORNEY FEES AND EXPENSES 

PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO 

JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), AND 

COSTS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1920 

 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned 

counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees and expenses 

in the amount of six-thousand, one-hundred dollars ($6,100.00) under the Equal Access to Justice 

Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and costs in the amount of four hundred dollars ($400.00) 

under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered on 

behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 

1920; 2412(d). 

After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees to Plaintiff, the government will consider the 

matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees to David J. Linden. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 

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Smith v. Colvin, 3:14-cv-01413-EMC – EAJA Stipulation 2

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560 U.S. 586, 598 (2010), the ability to honor the assignment will depend on whether the fees are 

subject to any offset allowed under the United States Department of the Treasury’s Offset 

Program. After the order for EAJA fees is entered, the government will determine whether they 

are subject to any offset. 

Fees shall be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of the Treasury determines 

that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause the payment of fees, 

expenses and costs to be made directly to David J. Linden, pursuant to the assignment executed by 

Plaintiff. Any payments made shall be delivered to David J. Linden. 

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff’s request for EAJA 

attorney fees, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the 

EAJA or otherwise. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from, and 

bar to, any and all claims that Plaintiff and/or David J. Linden including Ralph Wilborn and David 

J. Linden’s firm may have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this action. 

 This award is without prejudice to the rights of David J. Linden and his firm and/or Ralph 

Wilborn to seek Social Security Act attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the savings 

clause provisions of the EAJA. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

DATE: July 13, 2015 By: /s/ David J. Linden* 

 DAVID J. LINDEN 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

 *By email authorization on 7/10/15 

DATE: July 13, 2015 MELINDA L. HAAG 

 United States Attorney 

 

 By: /s/ Tova D. Wolking 

 TOVA D. WOLKING 

 Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: . 

EDWARD M. CHEN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN 

OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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