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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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Young Cho

Attorney at Law: 189870

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

Randall Gene Powers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RANDALL GENE POWERS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:15-cv-00077-EPG

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 ERICA P. GROSJEAN, MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT:

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

undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Randall Gene 

Powers be awarded attorney fees in the amount of four thousand seven hundred

dollars ($4,700.00) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 

2412(d). This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered on 

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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 Randall Gene Powers, the 

government will consider the matter of Randall Gene Powers's assignment of 

EAJA fees to Young Cho. 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 Randall Gene Powers, but if the Department 

of the Treasury determines that Randall Gene Powers 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 Randall Gene Powers.

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 Any payments made shall be delivered to 

Young Cho.

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Randall Gene 

Powers'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 Randall Gene Powers and/or Young Cho including Law Offices of 

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

this action. 

 

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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 Young Cho 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 16, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

 LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

/s/ Young Cho

 BY: __________________

 Young Cho

 Attorney for plaintiff Randall Gene Powers

DATE: August 16, 2016 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

Acting United States Attorney

/s/ Jennifer A. Kenney

 

 JENNIFER A. KENNEY

 Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security 

 

ORDER

Based on the above stipulation between the parties, it is ordered that fees and 

expenses in the amount of $4,700.00, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and no 

costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920, be awarded subject to the terms of the stipulation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 17, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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