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Parties Involved:
Gina Steves Borges
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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HADLEY & FRAULOB

A Professional Law Corporation

230 Fifth Street

Marysville, CA 95901

(916) 743-4458

FAX (530) 743-5008

JOSEPH C. FRAULOB – CA State Bar #194355

Attorney For Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GINA STEVES BORGES

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No.: 2:15-CV-01688-KJN

STIPULATION FOR AWARD OF EAJA 

FEES

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

with the approval of the Court as provided below, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees under 

the Equal Access To Justice Act (EAJA) 28 U.S.C. 2412(d), in the amount of two thousand, one 

hundred dollars ($2100.00). This amount represents compensation for legal services rendered on 

behalf of Plaintiff by her 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 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 are subject to any offset allowed under the United States Department of the 

Treasury’s Offset Program. After the order to EAJA fees is entered, the government will 

determine if it is subject to any offset. 

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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 to 

be made directly to Plaintiff’s counsel Joseph C. Fraulob, pursuant to the written assignment 

executed by Plaintiff. Any payments shall be delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel Joseph C. Fraulob. 

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 Plaintiff’s counsel may have relating to EAJA 

attorney fees and costs in connection with this action. 

DATE: March 8, 2016 By: /s/ Joseph Clayton Fraulob

JOSEPH CLAYTON FRAULOB

Attorney for Plaintiff 

DATE: March 8, 2016 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

By: /s/ Lynn Harada

(As authorized via email)

LYNN HARADA

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED

Dated: March 14, 2016

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