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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

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8937

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

Elizabeth.Firer@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

WILLIAM MIDDLEBROOK, )

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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-01663 DAD

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 Plaintiff’s counsel, as assignee, be awarded attorney fees under the

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

TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,125.00). This amount 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).

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 

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fees, under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to the offset provisions of the EAJA. 

Dated: June 28, 2010 /s/Jesse S. Kaplan

(As authorized via email)

JESSE S. KAPLAN

Attorney for Plaintiff

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

Dated: June 28, 2010 By: /s/ Elizabeth Firer

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant United States Attorney

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s counsel, as assignee, shall be

awarded attorney fees in the amount of FOUR THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE

DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,125.00), as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), subject to the terms

of the above-referenced Stipulation. Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees pursuant to EAJA (Doc. No. 32)

is moot.

DATED: June 28, 2010.

Ddad1/orders.socsec/middlebrook1663.stipord.attyfee.eaja

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