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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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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

AMITA BAMAN TRACY

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8981

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: amita.tracy@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

BECKIE C. ROMO, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, )

Commissioner of )

Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CIVIL NO. 2:07-CV-00349-EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

SETTLING ATTORNEY’S FEES

PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS

TO JUSTICE ACT (EAJA)

It is stipulated by the parties through their undersigned counsel, with the Court's approval, that

counsel for Plaintiff be awarded attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in the

amount of FOUR THOUSAND and XX/100 DOLLARS ($4,000.00), for compensation for legal

services rendered on Plaintiff's behalf, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), thereby constituting a

compromise settlement for all fees under the EAJA in this action, but not constituting any admission of

Defendant's liability under the EAJA in this action.

Payment of fees in the amount of FOUR THOUSAND and XX/100 DOLLARS ($4,000.00) shall

constitute a complete release from and bar to any and all claims of Plaintiff's counsel relating to EAJA

fees in connection with this action, without prejudice to any future request for fees under the Social

Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). 

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2 - Stip & Order of Sentence Four Remand

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: December 3, 2007 /s/ Ann M. Cerney 

(As authorized via facsimile)

ANN M. CERNEY

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: December 3, 2007 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Amita Baman Tracy 

AMITA BAMAN TRACY

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 18, 2007.

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