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Parties Involved:
Michael J. Astrue
Defendant
Melissa Stansberry
Plaintiff

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KENNETH J. COLLINS CSB 100579 

Attorney at Law 

P.O. Box 1193 

Arcata, CA 95518 

(707) 822-1611 fax 822-1044 

aew1950@yahoo.com 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

MELISSA STANSBERRY, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, 

Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. 3:09-cv-04731-MHP 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

AWARDING ATTORNEY FEES 

UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO 

JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), 

AND COSTS UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1920 

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

counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff’s counsel be awarded attorney fees under 

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

THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN dollars and FIFTY cents ($3,337.50) in 

EAJA attorney fees and cost in the amount of THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY dollars and no 

cents ($350.00). 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). 

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

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fees, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the EAJA. 

Payment of THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN dollars and FIFTY 

cents ($3,337.50) in EAJA attorney fees and cost in the amount of THREE HUNDRED AND 

FIFTY dollars and no cents ($350.00), shall constitute a complete release from and bar to any and all 

claims Plaintiff may have relating to EAJA fees in connection with this action. Any payment shall 

be made delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel. 

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. 

Dated: April 21, 2010 By: /s/ Kenneth J. Collins 

 KENNETH J. COLLINS 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: April 21, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS 

 Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

 By: /s/ Timothy R. Bolin 

TIMOTHY R. BOLIN 

Special Assistant United States Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE COURT APPROVES THE FOREGOING STIPULATION AND SO ORDERS. 

Dated: April ____, 2010 ___________________________________ 

 HONORABLE MARILYN HALL PATEL 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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