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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Alan S. Wilson
Plaintiff

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Cyrus Safa

Attorney at Law: 282971

Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing

12631 East Imperial Highway, Suite C-115

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Tel.: (562)868-5886

Fax: (562)868-8868

E-mail: rohlfing.office@rohlfinglaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Alan S. Wilson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALAN S. WILSON,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 2:15-cv-01666-CKD

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED

ORDER FOR THE AWARD AND 

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES

AND EXPENSES PURSUANT TO 

THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE 

ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) AND 

COSTS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 

1920

TO THE HONORABLE CAROLYN K. DELANEY, 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 Alan S. Wilson be 

awarded attorney fees in the amount of four thousand one hundred twenty four 

dollars and sixty three cents ($4,124.63) under the Equal Access to Justice Act 

(EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and 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. §§ 1920; 2412(d). 

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After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees to Alan S. Wilson, the 

government will consider the matter of Alan S. Wilson's assignment of EAJA fees 

to Cyrus Safa. 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.

Fees shall be made payable to Alan S. Wilson, but if the Department of the 

Treasury determines that Alan S. Wilson does not owe a federal debt, then the 

government shall cause the payment of fees, expenses and costs to be made 

directly to Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, pursuant to the assignment 

executed by Alan S. Wilson.

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 Any payments made shall be delivered to Cyrus 

Safa.

This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Alan S. Wilson'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 Alan S. 

Wilson and/or Cyrus Safa including Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing may 

have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this action. 

This award is without prejudice to the rights of Cyrus Safa and/or the Law 

Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing to seek Social Security Act attorney fees under 

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The parties do not stipulate whether counsel for the plaintiff has a cognizable lien 

under federal law against the recovery of EAJA fees that survives the Treasury 

Offset Program. 

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42 U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the savings clause provisions of the EAJA.

DATE: August 9, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

 LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

/s/ Cyrus Safa

 BY: __________________

 Cyrus Safa

 Attorney for plaintiff Alan S. Wilson

DATED: PHILLIP A. TALBERT

Acting United States Attorney

/s/ Chantal R. Jenkins

 

 CHANTAL R. JENKINS

 Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security 

 (Per e-mail authorization)

ORDER

Approved and so ordered: 

Dated: August 16, 2016

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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