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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Yolanda Panduro
Plaintiff

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Jonathan O. Peña, Esq.

CA Bar ID No.: 278044

Peña & Bromberg, PLC

3467 W. Shaw Ave., Ste 100

Fresno, CA 93711

Telephone: 559-439-9700

Facsimile: 559-439-9723

Email: info@jonathanpena.com

Attorney for Plaintiff, Yolanda Panduro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

Yolanda Panduro,

Plaintiff,

v.

Martin O’Malley1, Commissioner of 

Social Security,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:23-cv-02865-JDP

STIPULATION FOR THE AWARD 

AND PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY 

FEES AND EXPENSES PURSUANT 

TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO 

JUSTICE ACT; |PROPOSED| ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their 

undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff be awarded 

attorney fees and expenses in the amount of FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED 

DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($5,300.00) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 

U.S.C. § 2412(d), and costs in the amount of FOUR HUNDRED AND FIVE 

1 Martin O’Malley became the Commissioner of Social Security on December 

20, 2023. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Martin 

O’Malley should be substituted for Kilolo Kijakazi as the defendant in this suit. No 

further action need be taken to continue this suit by reason of the last sentence of 

section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

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DOLLARS AND 0/100 ($405.00) under 28 U.S.C. §1920. 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).

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

consider the matter of any assignment of EAJA fees by Plaintiff to her counsel Jonathan 

Pena (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 an 

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

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 or otherwise. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute 

a complete release from, and bar to, any and all claims that Plaintiff and/or Counsel 

including Counsel’s firm may have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with 

this action. 

The parties further agree that the EAJA award is without prejudice to the right of 

Plaintiff’s attorney to seek attorney fees pursuant to Social Security Act § 206(b), 42 

U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the offset provisions of the EAJA. See 28 U.S.C. § 

2412(c)(1) (2006). 

Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: September 30, 2024 /s/ Jonathan O. Peña

JONATHAN O. PEÑA

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: September 30, 2024 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

MATHEW W. PILE

Associate General Counsel

Office of Program Litigation

Social Security Administration

 By: _*_Marcelo N. Illarmo 

Marcelo N. Illarmo

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant 

(*Permission to use electronic signature 

obtained via email on Sept 30, 2024). 

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|PROPOSED| ORDER

Based upon the parties’ Stipulation for the Award and Payment of Equal Access 

to Justice Act Fees and Expenses (the “Stipulation”), 

IT IS ORDERED that fees and expenses in the amount of FIVE THOUSAND 

THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($5,300.00) as authorized by the Equal 

Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and costs in the amount of FOUR 

HUNDRED AND FIVE DOLLARS AND 0/100 ($405.00) under 28 U.S.C. §1920, be 

awarded subject to the terms of the Stipulation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 2, 2024 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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