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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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Joint stip -eaja Slayton v. Comm’r SSA C-06-07045 SI 1

James Hunt Miller (SBCal # 135160)

P.O. Box 10891

OAKLAND CA 94610

Telephone: (510) 451-2132

Facsimile: (510) 451-0824

E-mail: jim_miller0@ yahoo.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR

THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT L. SLAYTON )) Plaintiff, ) No. C-06-07045 SI ) vs. ) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ) ORDER FOR Michael Astrue, COMMISSIONER ) COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT

of the SOCIAL SECURITY ) OF ATTORNEY FEES

ADMINISTRATION, ) AND COSTS PURSUANT TO ) EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT Defendant. ) ______________________________ )

The parties, through their respective counsel, stipulate for a compromise

settlement of Plaintiff’s claim for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to

the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), as follows:

1. Defendant shall pay to Plaintiff’s counsel James Hunt Miller the total

amount of THREE THOUSAND FIFTY-THREE DOLLARS ($3,053.00),

representing payment of all Plaintiff’s claims for attorneys’ fees and costs in

connection with this action pursuant to the EAJA, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §

2412(d). Plaintiff has assigned the fee to James Hunt Miller, and the payee will be

James Hunt Miller as assignee of Plaintiff.

2. This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff’s request

for attorneys fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), and does not

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Joint stip -eaja Slayton v. Comm’r SSA C-06-07045 SI 2

constitute an admission of liability or fault on the part of Defendant under the EAJA.

Payment of the $3053.00 shall constitute a complete release from and bar to any and

all claims Plaintiff may have relating to EAJA attorneys’ fees and costs in connection

with this action. This compromise and award is without prejudice to the rights of

Plaintiff’s counsel to later seek Social Security Act attorney fees, under 42 U.S.C. §

406, subject to any applicable offset provisions.

The parties jointly submit this matter with the proposed order below.

Date: August 29, 2008 James Hunt Miller

 /s/______________

Attorney for Plaintiff

Date: September 4, 2008 Joseph Russionello United States Attorney

 /s/

Shea Lita Bond

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant ORDER (PROPOSED)

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant will pay

to Plaintiff’s Counsel, James Hunt Miller, as assignee of Plaintiff, the total amount

of $3053.00, representing payment of all Plaintiff’s claims for attorneys’s fees and

costs in connection with this action pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and

in accordance with 24 U.S.C. § 2412(d).

DATED: ___________________

______________________________

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston

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Wm. Alsup for..

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