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Parties Involved:
John Stephen Adams
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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JESSE KAPLAN 

Attorney at Law 

5441 Fair Oaks Boulevard 

Suite C-1 

Carmichael, CA 95608 

916-488-3030 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL, CSBN 230138 

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration 

Carol S. Clark, MOBN 42670 

Special Assistant United States Attorney 

Assistant Regional Counsel 

 Social Security Administration, Region IX 

 160 Spear Street, Suite 800 

 San Francisco, California 94105 

Tel: (415) 977-8975 

E-mail: carol.s.clark@ssa.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

JOHN STEPHEN ADAMS, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

ANDREW SAUL, 

 Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

Case No. 2:17-cv-02087-EFB 

 

STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED) 

ORDER FOR THE AWARD OF 

ATTORNEY FEES UNDER THE EQUAL 

ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (EAJA) 

28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) 

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The Parties through their undersigned counsel, subject to the Court’s approval, 

stipulate that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees in the amount of FIVE THOUSAND 

FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS and 00/100 ($5,500.00), 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. § 2412(d). 

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

consider the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees to counsel. Pursuant to 

Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 598, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 177 L.Ed.2d 91 (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 Plaintiff, but if the Department of the Treasury 

determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause 

the payment of fees, expenses and costs to be made directly to counsel, pursuant to the 

assignment executed by Plaintiff. Any payments made shall be delivered to Plaintiff’s 

counsel, Jesse S. Kaplan. 

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff’s request for 

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

under the EAJA. Payment of FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS 

and 00/100 ($5,500.00) in EAJA attorney fees shall constitute a complete release from, 

and bar to, any and all claims that Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s attorney, Jesse Kaplan, may 

have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this action. 

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This award is without prejudice to the rights of Plaintiff’s attorney to seek Social 

Security Act attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the savings clause 

provisions of the EAJA. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: January 14, 2020 /s/ Jesse Kaplan 

JESSE KAPLAN 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: January 14, 2020 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL 

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration 

 By: _*_Carol S. Clark 

 Carol S. Clark 

 Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 (*Permission to use electronic signature 

 obtained via email on January 14, 2019). 

 The stipulation is approved. The Clerk is directed to terminate ECF No. 25. 

 So Ordered. 

DATE: January 16, 2020. _______________________________ 

 HON. EDMUND F. BRENNAN 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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