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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (SSID)

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Brian C. Shapiro 

Attorney at Law: #192789 

Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing 

12631 E. Imperial Highway, Suite C-115 

Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 

Tel.: (562) 868-5886 

Fax: (562) 868-5491 

E-mail: rohlfing_office@msn.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff LEE POPE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LEE POPE, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, 

Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No.: 2:07-cv-1327 -DAD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF 

ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO 

THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE 

ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff LEE POPE 

(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Michael J. Astrue as the Commissioner of Social 

Security (“Defendant”), collectively as the “parties,” through their undersigned 

attorneys, subject to the approval of the Court, that Brian C. Shapiro, as Plaintiff’s 

counsel and assignee, be awarded attorney fees, costs and expenses under the 

EAJA in the amount of three thousand three hundred ($3,300.00). This amount 

represents compensation for all legal services rendered by Brian C. Shapiro on 

behalf of Plaintiff in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 

U.S.C. § 2412(d). 

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The stipulation is entered into for the sole purpose of settling all disputed 

claims regarding EAJA and avoiding the expenses and risks of litigation. This 

stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff's request for EAJA 

attorney fees, costs, and expenses. This stipulation does not constitute an 

admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the EAJA. This stipulation 

does not settle, or compromise the question of whether Brian C. Shapiro may be, 

is, or should be the direct payee of an award of fees, costs, and expenses under the 

EAJA in the absence or presence of an express or implied assignment of such an 

award nor whether any such award is free from or subject to debts of Plaintiff, if 

any, under the Debt Collection Act of 1996, 31 U.S.C. § 3716, or as to any issue 

regarding the applicability of the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3727. 

 Neither this agreement nor the substance herein shall, in full or in part, be 

quoted, cited or referred to in any document filed in any case but the present one 

and it shall not, in full or in part, be attached to any document filed in any case but 

the present one. 

Payment of three thousand three hundred ($3,300.00) in EAJA attorney fees, 

costs, and expenses to Brian C. Shapiro shall constitute a complete release from 

and bar to any and all claims Plaintiff may have relating to EAJA fees in 

connection. Any payment shall be made payable to Plaintiff’s counsel as 

Plaintiff’s assignee and delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel. 

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

Social Security Act attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to the provisions 

of the EAJA. 

DATE: December 5, 2007 Respectfully submitted, 

 Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing 

 /s/ Brian C. Shapiro BY: _________________________ Brian C. Shapiro Attorney for plaintiff 

 LEE POPE 

DATE: 12/4/07 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

 United States Attorney 

 

 */s/-Peter Thompson 

 BY: _________________________ PETER THOMPSON Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for defendant MICHAEL J. ASTRUE 

 Commissioner of Social Security 

 [*Via email authorization on 12/4/07] 

ORDER 

IT IS ORDERED that counsel for Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees and 

costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) in the amount THREE 

THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED and no/100’s ($3,300.00), as authorized by 28 

U.S.C. 2412(d), and subject to the terms and conditions of the Stipulation. 

DATED: December 5, 2007. 

Ddad1/orders.socsec/pope1327.rtf 

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