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Parties Involved:
Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Defendant
Donna L. Ferris
Plaintiff

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1/. This amount includes costs.

KEVIN V. RYAN, SBN 118321

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, SBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

SARA WINSLOW, DCBN 457643

Assistant United States Attorney

 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

 San Francisco, California 94102

 Telephone: (415) 436-7260

 Facsimile: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

DONNA L. FERRIS, )

)

 Plaintiff, ) CIVIL NO. 04-05465 CW

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 v. ) STIPULATION AND ORDER

) APPROVING COMPROMISE

JO ANNE B. BARNHART, ) SETTLEMENT OF ATTORNEY

Commissioner of Social Security, ) FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL

) ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

 Defendant. )

______________________________)

The plaintiff’s attorney having met the criteria of L.R. 54-5, by meeting and conferring with

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

counsel, subject to approval by the Court, that plaintiff's attorney receive the following payment:

1. Defendant shall pay FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS ($4,800.00),

pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), for attorney fees incurred in this court action. 1

The check is to be payable to plaintiff’s counsel:

MATTHEW L. HOWARD

P.O. BOX 13

TALMAGE, CA 95481-0013

(707)462-9592;(707) 972-6393 (cell); newfax:462-0057

mlh@mhowardlaw.com

2. This is a settlement of plaintiff's request for attorney fees pursuant to EAJA, and does not

constitute an admission of liability or fault on the part of defendant under the Equal Access to Justice
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FERRIS, EAJA STIP (mc)

C 04-05465 CW 2

Act.

3. Payment of the FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS ($4,800.00), EAJA

fees incurred in this court action, will constitute a complete release from and bar to any and all

claims, rights, causes of action, liens or subrogated interests relating to attorney fees pursuant to the

EAJA as a result of this court action.

Dated: September 13, 2005 /s/

MATTHEW L. HOWARD

Attorney for Plaintiff

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

Dated: September 13, 2005 By: /s/

SARA WINSLOW

Assistant United States Attorney

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

/s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN

Dated: 9/19/05 ______________________________

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge