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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Ashley Marie Trede
Plaintiff

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Francesco Benavides, CSBN 258924

Law Offices of Francesco Benavides

1990 N. California Blvd. 8

th Floor

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Tel: (925) 222-7071

Email: francesco@benavidesdisabilitylaw.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

ASHLEY MARIE TREDE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

ASHLEY MARIE TREDE,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARTIN J. O’MALLEY,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01691-GSA

STIPULATION FOR THE AWARD AND 

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES AND 

EXPENSES PURSUANT TO THE 

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT; 

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 $8,100.00, under the Equal Access to 

Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and $405.00 in costs 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. 

§§ 2412(d), 1920.

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 counsel. Pursuant to 

Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 598, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 177 L.Ed.2d 91 (2010), the ability 

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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 Plaintiff’s counsel, 

Francesco Benavides, pursuant to the assignment executed by Plaintiff. Payments 

may be made by electronic fund transfer (EFT) or by check.

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 

Francesco Benavides, including the Law Offices of Francesco Benavides, may have 

relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this action. 

This award is without prejudice to the rights of Francesco Benavides to seek 

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

clause provisions of the EAJA.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: December 2, 2024 Law Offices of Francesco Benavides

By: /s/ Francesco Benavides 

FRANCESCO P. BENAVIDES

Attorney for Plaintiff

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Dated: December 2, 2024 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

MATHEW W. PILE

Associate General Counsel

Social Security Administration

By: Erin Jurrens*

ERIN JURRENS

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant 

(*Permission to use electronic signature 

obtained via email on December 2, 2024). 

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ORDER

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

to Justice Act Fees and Expenses, IT IS ORDERED that fees and expenses in the 

amount of $8,100.00 as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412, and $405.00 in costs under 28 

U.S.C. § 1920, be awarded subject to the terms of the Stipulation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 2, 2024 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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