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Parties Involved:
Frances Collins
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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LAURA KRANK 

ATTORNEY AT LAW: 220208 

ROHLFING & KALAGIAN, LLP 

211 EAST OCEAN BLVD., SUITE 420 

LONG BEACH, CA 90802 

562/437-7006 

FAX: 562/432-2935 

Email: lekrank@hotmail.com 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRANCES COLLINS, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, 

Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No.: 1:09-cv-1223 JLT

STIPULATION FOR THE AWARD 

AND PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY 

FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL 

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

§ 2412(d) 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff FRANCES 

COLLINS (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Michael J. Astrue as the Commissioner of 

Social Security (“Defendant”), collectively as the “parties,” through their 

undersigned attorneys, subject to the approval of the Court, LAURA KRANK, as 

Plaintiff’s counsel and assignee, be awarded attorney fees, costs and expenses 

under the EAJA in the amount of ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS 

($1,600.00). This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered 

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by LAURA KRANK on behalf of Plaintiff in connection with this civil action, in 

accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). 

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

EAJA attorney fees, costs, and expenses, and does not constitute an admission of 

liability on the part of Defendant under the EAJA. Nor do Plaintiff, LAURA 

KRANK, or Defendant resolve, settle, or compromise the question of whether 

LAURA KRANK may be, is, or should be the direct payee of an award of fees, 

costs, and expenses under the EAJA in the absence of an express or implied 

assignment of such an award or whether any such award is free from or subject to 

debts of Plaintiff, if any, under the Debt Recovery Act. 

Payment of ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,600.00) in 

EAJA attorney fees, costs, and expenses to LAURA KRANK shall constitute a 

complete release from and bar to any and all claims Plaintiff may have relating to 

EAJA fees in connection. Any payment shall be made payable to Plaintiff’s 

counsel as Plaintiff’s assignee and delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel. 

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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 provisions 

of the EAJA. 

DATE: 2/16/10 Respectfully submitted, 

 Rohlfing & Kalagian 

 

 BY: _/s/ Laura Krank Laura Krank Attorney for plaintiff 

 Frances Collins 

DATE: 2/16/10 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS 

 Chief, Civil Division 

 

 BY: /s/-Daniel Talbert* Daniel Talbert Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for defendant Michael J. Astrue 

 Commissioner of Social Security 

 [*By email authorization on February 11, 2010] 

IT IS ORDERED 

Dated: February 17, 2010 

 _____/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston______________ 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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