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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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 On January 20, 2007, Linda S. McMahon became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. 

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Pursuant to Rule 25(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Linda S. McMahon should therefore

be substituted for Commissioner Jo Anne B. Barnhart as the defendant in this suit. No further action

need be taken to continue this suit by reason of the last sentence of section 205(g) of the Social Security

Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

KEVIN V. RYAN, SBN 118321

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX, 

Social Security Administration

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8943

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

UMOJA SELASSIE, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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LINDA S. McMAHON , )

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Acting Commissioner of )

Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CIVIL NO. C-03-5073-JSW

STIPULATION AND ORDER APPROVING

SETTLEMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES

PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO

JUSTICE ACT

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

subject to the Court’s approval, that counsel for Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees under the Equal

Access to Justice Act, (EAJA) in the amount of FOUR THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND ONE

DOLLARS ($4,801.00), and ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS ($123.00) in costs. 

These amounts represents compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by the

attorney in connection with this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and all costs

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associated with the civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 28 U.S.C. § 2414 and 31 U.S.C. § 1304.

This stipulation does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the

EAJA. Payment of the agreed upon amounts shall constitute a complete release from and bar to any and

all claims Plaintiff may have relating to EAJA attorney fees and costs in connection with this action. 

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 offset provisions of the EAJA.

Dated: January 29, 2007 /s/ Tony Arjo 

 (As authorized via telephone on January 29, 2007)

TONY ARJO

1440 Broadway, Suite 1019

Oakland, CA 94612

Attorney for Plaintiff

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

Dated: January 29, 2007 By: /s/ Elizabeth Firer 

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant United States Attorney

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that counsel for Plaintiff shall be awarded

attorney fees in the amount of FOUR THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND ONE DOLLARS

($4,801.00), as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE

DOLLARS ($123.00) in costs, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2414 and 31 U.S.C. § 1304 subject to the

terms of the above-referenced Stipulation.

Dated: __________________ _____________________________

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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