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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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BENJAMIN WAGNER CSBN 163581

United States Attorney

DONNA L. CALVERT SBN IL 619786

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

ELIZABETH BARRY CSBN 203314

Special Assistant United States Attorney

160 Spear Street, 8th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8972

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

Email: Elizabeth.Barry@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

DARLA TYLER, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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COMMISSIONER OF )

SOCIAL SECURITY, )

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Defendant. )

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__________________________________ )

Case No. CIV-1:11-cv-00781-AWI-GSA 

ORDER ON REVISED STIPULATION FOR

THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF

ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C.

§ 2412(d) AND COSTS PURSUANT TO 28

U.S.C. § 1920 

(Doc. 25)

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

subject to the approval of the Court, that Darla Tyler will be awarded attorney fees in the amount of

seven-thousand, four-hundred dollars ($7,400.00) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28

U.S.C. § 2412(d) and eighty-two dollars and fifty-four cents ($82.54) in costs under Taxation of Costs,

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

Darla Tyler by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 2412(d),

1920.

After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees to Darla Tyler, the Defendant will consider any

assignment of EAJA fees to Segthiene Bosavanh. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521,

2252-2253 (2010), the ability to honor any such assignment will depend on whether the fees are subject

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to any offset allowed under the United States Department of the Treasury's Offset Program. After the

order for EAJA fees is entered, the Defendant will determine whether they are subject to any offset.

Fees shall be made payable to Darla Tyler, but if the Department of the Treasury determines that

Darla Tyler does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause the payment of fees to be made

directly to the Sengthiene Bosavanh, pursuant to any assignment executed by Darla Tyler. Any payments

made shall be delivered to Sengthiene Bosavanh. 

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Darla Tyler’s request for EAJA attorney

fees, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the EAJA. Payment

of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from, and bar to, any and all claims that Darla

Tyler and/or Sengthiene Bosavanh may have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this

action. 

Sengthiene Bosavanh reserves the right to contend that any non-payment caused by the collection

of a federal debt owed by Darla Tyler violates 31 C.F.R. § 285.5(e)(5) and Morrison v. C.I.R., 565 F.3d

658, 667 (9th Cir. 2009). Nothing in this stipulation shall be construed as an admission by Sengthiene

Bosavanh that the Defendant has the right or authority to offset the fees due and payable pursuant to this

stipulation. This award is without prejudice to the rights of Sengthiene Bosavanh 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,

Dated: November 19, 2012 /s/ Sengthiene Bosavanh 

(as authorized via e-mail)

SENGTHIENE BOSAVANH

Attorney for Plaintiff

BENJAMIN WAGNER 

United States Attorney

Dated: November 19, 2012 By /s/ Elizabeth Barry 

ELIZABETH BARRY

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

Pursuant to the above stipulation, Plaintiff shall be awarded attorney fees under the Equal Access

to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the amount of SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED

dollars and 00/100 cents ($7,400.00). Plaintiff shall also be awarded EIGHTY TWO dollars and FIFTY

FOUR cents ($82.54) in costs under Taxation of Costs, 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Defendant shall consider any

assignment of EAJA fees to Sengthiene Bosavanh, pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521,

2252-2253 (2010).

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 20, 2012 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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