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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:416 Denial of Social Security Benefits

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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

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18 The Magistrate Judge previously granted plaintiff’s unopposed motion for attorneys’ fees 

in this action under the Social Security Act.1 19 ECF No. 29. The court awarded fees “in the 

20 amount of $7,689.83, payable directly to plaintiff by the Commissioner.” Id. Plaintiff filed 

21 timely objections requesting the court direct payment directly to counsel, as she previously had 

22 agreed, “provided plaintiff has no federal debt that requires offset.” Objections at 2, ECF No. 30; 

23 Walker Decl. ¶ 3, ECF No. 26. The court sustains the objection and awards fees in the amount of 

24 $7,689.83, payable directly to counsel, Jared Walker, by the Commissioner, provided plaintiff has 

25 no federal debt that requires offset. See, e.g., Fagan v. Berryhill, No. 16-02051, 2018 U.S. Dist. 

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 The current Commissioner of Social Security is substituted automatically as the 

defendant in this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). 

Dawn Wydner, real party in interest on behalf 

of Gregory J. Wydner, 

Plaintiff, 

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Martin O’Malley, 

Commissioner of Social Security, 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-cv-00458-KJM-DMC 

ORDER 

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1 LEXIS 181992, at *9 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 23, 2018) (ordering similarly and collecting similar 

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3 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

4 DATED: January 16, 2024. 

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