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Parties Involved:
Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Defendant
Kirk Roland
Plaintiff

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On February 12, 2007, Michael J. Astrue became the Commissioner of Social Security 1

and should, therefore, be substituted for Commissioner Jo Anne B. Barnhart as Defendant in this action. 

42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1).

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS, Bar No. SC 9990

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX, 

Social Security Administration

JOHN C. CUSKER, SBN 148227

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8943

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

KIRK ROLAND, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE , )

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Acting Commissioner of )

Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CIVIL NO. C-05-2147-SI

STIPULATION AND ORDER AWARDING

ATTORNEY FEES UNDER THE EQUAL

ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (28 U.S.C. 

§ 2412(d)) AND COSTS (28 U.S.C. § 1920)

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, through their undersigned counsel, subject to the

approval of the Court, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act in

the amount of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($5,000.00). This amount represents

compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in connection with this

civil action for services performed before the district court in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).

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. Payment in

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the aforementioned sum under EAJA shall constitute a complete release from and bar to any and all

claims, rights, causes of action, liens or subrogated interests relating to attorneys fees and costs incurred

in this action under EAJA. 

The settlement of Plaintiff’s claim for EAJA attorney fees does not preclude Plaintiff’s counsel

from seeking attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) of the Social Security Act, subject to the offset

provisions of the law.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: June 14, 2007 /s/ Candace C. Davenport 

(As authorized by e-mail) 

CANDACE C. DAVENPORT

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: May 31, 2007 SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

 /s/ John C. Cusker 

Special Assistant United States Attorney

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: 

THE HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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