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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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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

DANIEL P. TALBERT

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8926

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Daniel.Talbert@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

ESTHER RAEL, ) Case No. 2:08-CV-01868-GGH

Plaintiff, )

v. ) STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

) THE AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT

) TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT,

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, ) 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)

Commissioner of Social Security, )

Defendant. )

______________________________)

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their

undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff’s counsel, as

Plaintiff’s assignee, be awarded attorney fees under the EAJA in the amount of THREE

THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED dollars and 0 cents ($3,800.00). This amount

represents compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff, to date, by

counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412.

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff's request for EAJA

attorney fees, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant

under the EAJA. Payment of THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED dollars and 0

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cents ($3,800.00) in EAJA fees, shall constitute a complete release from and bar to any

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

Any payment shall be made payable to Plaintiff’s counsel as Plaintiff’s assignee and

delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel.

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 provisions of the EAJA.

Respectfully submitted May 13, 2010.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: May 13, 2010 /s/ Ann M. Cerney 

(As authorized via email)

ANN M. CERNEY

Attorney for Plaintiff

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney

Date: May 13, 2010 By s/ Daniel P. Talbert 

DANIEL P. TALBERT

Special Assistant U. S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant Michael J. Astrue

ORDER

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 21, 2010 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

rael.fee

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