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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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Cyrus Safa

Attorney at Law: 282971

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

Wendie Ranee Rickard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WENDIE RANEE RICKARD,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 2:15-cv-02632-KJN

STIPULATION AND 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 KENDALL J. NEWMAN, 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 Wendie Ranee 

Rickard be awarded attorney fees in the amount of two thousand eight hundred 

eight dollars and ninety two cents ($2,808.92) under the Equal Access to Justice 

Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and costs in the amount of sixteen dollars and 

fifteen cents ($16.15) under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. This amount represents 

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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). 

After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees to Wendie Ranee Rickard, the 

government will consider the matter of Wendie Ranee Rickard's assignment of 

EAJA fees to Cyrus Safa. 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 Wendie Ranee Rickard, but if the Department 

of the Treasury determines that Wendie Ranee Rickard 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 Wendie Ranee Rickard.

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 Any payments made shall be 

delivered to Cyrus Safa.

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Wendie Ranee 

Rickard'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 Wendie Ranee Rickard and/or Cyrus Safa including Law Offices of 

Lawrence D. Rohlfing may have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with 

this action. 

 

1 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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This award is without prejudice to the rights of Cyrus Safa 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.

DATE: August 23, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

 LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

/s/ Cyrus Safa

 BY: __________________

 Cyrus Safa

 Attorney for plaintiff Wendie Ranee Rickard

DATED: August 23, 2016 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

Acting United States Attorney

/s/ Sharon Lahey

 

 SHARON LAHEY

 Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security 

 (Per e-mail authorization)

ORDER

Approved and so ordered: 

Dated: August 26, 2016

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