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Parties Involved:
Alex Bailey
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY FEES - 1 

Peter Brixie, State Bar # 124186 

410 Twelfth Street 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

(916) 658-1880 

(916)658-1884 (fax) 

peterbrixie@gmail.com 

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALEX BAILEY, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant, 

Case No.: 2:13-cv-02281-EFB 

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

FOR PAYMENT OF PLAINTIFF’S 

ATTORNEY FEES

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

attorneys, and with the permission of the Court as evidenced below, that the Plaintiff’s be awarded 

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

FORTY-SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($4,700.00). 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). 

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

consider the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fee and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney. Pursuant 

to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521 (U.S. June 14, 2010), the ability to honor the assignment will depend 

on whether the fees and expenses are subject to any offset allowed under the United States Department of 

the Treasury’s Offset Program. After the order of EAJA fees and expenses is entered, the government 

will determine whether they are subject to any offset. 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY FEES - 2 

Fees and expenses shall be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of Treasury 

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

expenses, and cost to be made directly to PETER BRIXIE, pursuant to the assignment executed by ALEX 

BAILEY. Any payments made shall be delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel. 

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

and expenses, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of the Defendant under the 

EAJA. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from, and bar to, any and all 

claims that Plaintiff’s and/or Plaintiff’s counsel may have relating to EAJA attorney fees and expenses in 

connection with this action. 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 offset provisions of the EAJA. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: 4/15/15 By: /s/ Peter Brixie 

PETER E. BRIXIE 

Attorney at Law

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: 4/15/15 /s/ Jeffrey Chen 

JEFFREY T. CHEN 

 Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 Commissioner of Social Security 

__ooo__ 

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED 

Dated: April 16, 2015.

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