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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CURT ALLEN LUNDGREN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:18-cv-01033-JDP

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 

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 JEREMY D. PETERSON, MAGISTRATE 

JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT:

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

undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Curt Allen 

Lundgren be awarded attorney fees in the amount of six thousand dollars 

($6,000.00) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).

This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of 

Plaintiff by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 

U.S.C. §§ 1920; 2412(d). 

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After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees to Lundgren, the government 

will consider the matter of Lundgren'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 Lundgren, but if the Department of the 

Treasury determines that Lundgren 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 Lundgren.

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 Any payments made shall be delivered to Young Cho.

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Lundgren'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 Lundgren

and/or Young Cho including Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing may have 

relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this action. 

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: January 24, 2020 Respectfully submitted,

 LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

 

1 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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/s/ Young Cho

 BY: __________________

 Young Cho

 Attorney for plaintiff Curt Allen Lundgren

DATED: January 24, 2020 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

/s/ Tina Naicker

 

 TINA NAICKER

 Special Assistant United States Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social 

Security (Per e-mail authorization)

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ORDER

This agreement is approved as stipulated.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 28, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 204.

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