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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:205 Denial Social Security Benefits

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Matthew F. Holmberg 

Attorney at Law: 321167 

Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing 

12631 East Imperial Highway, Suite C-115 

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 

Tel.: (562) 868-5886 

Fax: (562) 868-8868 

E-mail: rohlfing.office@rohlfinglaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Patricia Dunton 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PATRICIA DUNTON, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

ANDREW SAUL, 

Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No.: 2:19-cv-00927-AC 

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 

 TO THE HONORABLE ALLISON CLAIRE, MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF 

THE DISTRICT COURT: 

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

undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Patricia Dunton be 

awarded attorney fees in the amount of two thousand eight hundred eighty-five 

dollars and sixty cents ($2,885.60) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 

28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). 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). 

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After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees to Patricia Dunton, the 

government will consider the matter of Patricia Dunton's assignment of EAJA fees 

to Matthew F. Holmberg. The retainer agreement containing the assignment is 

attached as exhibit 1. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2529 (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 Patricia Dunton, but if the Department of the 

Treasury determines that Patricia Dunton does not owe a federal debt, then the 

government shall cause the payment of fees, expenses and costs to be made 

directly to Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, pursuant to the assignment 

executed by Patricia Dunton.1

 Any payments made shall be delivered to Matthew 

F. Holmberg.

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Patricia Dunton'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 Patricia 

Dunton and/or Matthew F. Holmberg including Law Offices of Lawrence D. 

Rohlfing may have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this action. 

This award is without prejudice to the rights of Matthew F. Holmberg and/or 

the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing to seek Social Security Act attorney fees 

under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the savings clause provisions of the EAJA. 

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 The parties do not stipulate whether counsel for the plaintiff has a cognizable lien 

under federal law against the recovery of EAJA fees that survives the Treasury 

Offset Program. 

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DATE: March 3, 2020 Respectfully submitted, 

 LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING 

 /s/ Matthew F. Holmberg 

 BY: __________________ Matthew F. Holmberg Attorney for plaintiff Patricia Dunton 

DATED:March 3, 2020 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

 United States Attorney 

 

 /s/ Patrick W. Snyder

 PATRICK W. SNYDER Special Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendant 

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social 

Security (Per e-mail authorization) 

ORDER 

 Approved and so ordered: 

DATE: March 4, 2020 

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