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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:1383 Review of HHS Decision

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX, 

Social Security Administration

SHEA LITA BOND, SBN D.C. 469103

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8943

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

Shea.Bond@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

ELIZABETH DIAZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, 

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No. 2:09-cv-2096 KJN

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED

ORDER SETTLING ATTORNEY'S

FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL

ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C.

§ 2412(d)

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

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

awarded attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the

amount of THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED dollars and 00/100 cents ($3,700.00). 

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. § 2412(d).

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 SEVEN HUNDRED dollars and 00/100 cents

($3,700.00) in EAJA attorney 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 action. Any payment 

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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,

Dated: May 10, 2010 /s/ Ann Cerney 

(As authorized via email)

ANN CERNEY

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: May 10, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Shea Lita Bond 

SHEA LITA BOND

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED:

Dated: May 13, 2010

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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