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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Salvador Ramirez
Plaintiff

Document Text:

PETER E. BRIXIE, Bar #124186 

Attorney at Law 

410 Twelfth Street, Suite One 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 658-1880 Fax: (916) 658-1884 

E-mail: peterbrixie@gmail.com 

Attorney for SALVADOR RAMIREZ 

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SALVADOR RAMIREZ, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 

Defendant 

Case No.: 2:15-CV-1043-CMK 

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

PAYMENT OF PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY 

FEES

TO THE HONORABLE CRAIG M. KELLISON, MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT 

COURT: 

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

subject to the approval of the Court, that SALVADOR RAMIREZ be awarded attorney fees and expenses 

in the amount of $6500.00 under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). 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. §§ 1920; 2412(d). 

 After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees to SALVADOR RAMIREZ, the government will 

consider the matter of assignment of EAJA fees to PETER BRIXIE. The retainer agreement containing 

the assignment is attached as exhibit 1. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2529 (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 for EAJA fees is entered, 

the government will determine whether they are subject to any offset. 

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 Fees shall be made payable to SALVADOR RAMIREZ, but if the Department of the Treasury 

determines that SALVADOR RAMIREZ does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause 

the payment of fees, expenses and costs to be made directly to PETER BRIXIE pursuant to the 

assignment executed by SALVADOR RAMIREZ Any payments made shall be delivered to PETER 

BRIXIE 

 This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of SALVADOR RAMIREZ vs. 

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY 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 SALVADOR 

RAMIREZ may have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this action. This award is 

without prejudice to the rights of PETER BRIXIE 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: 10/5/16 By: /s/ Peter Brixie 

PETER E. BRIXIE 

Attorney at Law

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: 10/5/16 /s/Franceso Benavides 

FRANCESO P. BENAVIDES 

 Assistant Regional Counsel 

Office of the General Counsel 

Social Security Administration 

 

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APPROVED AND SO ORDERED 

Dated: October 27, 2016 

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