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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWC)

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Page 1- Joint Stipulation for Attorney Fees Under the EAJA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EUGENE C. MATHEWS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:14-cv-1947-EFB 

 

JOINT STIPULATION FOR ATTORNEY FEES UNDER THE EAJA 

 It is hereby stipulated by and between the parties, through their undersigned 

counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that the parties have agreed to a 

compromise settlement of Plaintiff’s request for attorney fees in the amount of Five 

Thousand One Hundred Dollars and 00/100 ($5,100.00). 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 USC §2412(d). 

 The Court shall order that the awarded attorney fees be made payable to 

Plaintiff, Eugene Mathews, and delivered to the business address of Plaintiff’s 

counsel. 

 EAJA fees awarded by this Court belong to the plaintiff and are subject to 

offset under the Treasury Offset Program (31 U.S.C. §3716(c)(3)(B) (2006)). See 

Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.CT 2521, 2528-29 (2010). If it is determined upon 

effectuation of the Court’s EAJA fee order that Plaintiff does not owe a debt that is 

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subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program, fees will be made payable to 

Plaintiff and delivered to Karl E. Osterhout, Esquire. 

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

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

the part of the Commissioner under the EAJA. Payment of the aforementioned 

attorney fees shall constitute a complete release from and bar to any and all claims 

Plaintiff may have relating to attorney fees under the EAJA in connection with his 

action. 

 This award is without prejudice to the rights of Plaintiff’s counsel to seek 

Social Security Act attorney fees under 42 USC §406, subject to the provisions of the 

EAJA. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

June 8, 2016 /s/ Karl E. Osterhout 

DATED Karl E. Osterhout, Esq. 

 Osterhout Disability Law, LLC 

 521 Cedar Way, Suite 200 

 Oakmont, PA 15139 

 Phone: 412-794-8003 

 karl@mydisabilityattorney.com 

 PA Bar ID: 49658 

 Attorney for Plaintiff, Kelly Arlene Turner 

 

 

June 8, 2016 /s/ Jonathan O. Peña 

DATED JONATHAN O. PEÑA, ESQUIRE 

 Jonathan O. Peña, Esq. 

 The Law Office of Jonathan O. Peña 

 5740 N. Palm Avenue, Suite 103 

 Fresno, CA 93704 

 Phone: 559-412-5390 

 info@jonathanpena.com 

 CA BAR ID # 278044 

 Attorney for Plaintiff, Kelly Arlene Turner 

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6/9/16 /s/ Donna W. Anderson 

DATED DONNA W. ANDERSON, ESQUIRE 

 Special Assistant Office of General Counsel 

 SSA, OGC 

 160 Spear Street, Suite 800 

 San Francisco, CA 94105-2116 

 415-977-8930 

 Fax: 415-744-0134 

 donna.w.anderson@ssa.gov 

SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 13, 2016 _______________________________ 

 HON. EDMUND F. BRENNAN 

United States Magistrate Judge

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