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MELINDA L. HAAG 

United States Attorney 

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS 

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

TIMOTHY R. BOLIN, SBN CA 259511 

Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 333 Market Street, Suite 1500 

 San Francisco, CA 94105 

 Telephone: 415-977-8982 

 Facsimile: 415-744-0134 

 Email: timothy.bolin@ssa.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

RICHARD A. WYANT ) Case No. 3:09-cv-01723-RS 

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR 

 ) THE AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES 

 v. ) PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO 

 ) JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) 

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, ) 

Commissioner of Social Security, ) 

 ) 

 Defendant. ) 

______________________________) 

 THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE, through their undersigned counsel, subject to 

the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees under the Equal Access to 

Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the amount of SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS 

($6,000.00). This amount represents compensation for all legal services that counsel rendered on 

Plaintiff’s behalf in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). 

 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 Plaintiff’s attorney. Pursuant to Astrue v. 

Ratliff, - S.Ct. - , 2010 WL 2346547 (U.S. June 14, 2010), the ability to honor the assignment 

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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, Harvey P. Sackett, pursuant to the 

assignment executed by Plaintiff. Any payments made shall be delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel. 

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

attorney fees, not an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under the EAJA. Payment of 

the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release from—and bar to—any and all claims that 

Plaintiff and/or Plaintiff’s counsel may have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with 

this action. 

 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.

 Respectfully submitted, 

Date: August 17, 2010 By: SACKETT AND ASSOCIATES 

 /s/ Harvey P. Sackett*

 HARVEY P. SACKETT 

 *By email authorization 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: August 17, 2010 MELINDA L. HAAG 

 United States Attorney 

 LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS 

 Social Security Administration 

 Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

 By: /s/ Timothy R. Bolin 

 TIMOTHY R. BOLIN 

 Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

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ORDER

 THE COURT ORDERS the award of EAJA fees in the amount of SIX THOUSAND 

DOLLARS ($6,000.00), subject to the terms of the foregoing stipulation.

Dated: ____________________________________ 

 HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG 

 United States District Court Judge 

8/23/10

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