Lily Simone Passell v. Nancy Berryhill ( 2019 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 11 LILY SIMONE PASSELL, ) CASE NO. CV 18-1055-FMO (PLA) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ORDER AWARDING EAJA FEES 13 ) 14 ANDREW SAUL, ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL ) 15 SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ) Defendant. 16 17 18 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff be awarded fees under the Equal 19 Access to Justice Act in the amount of $7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred 20 dollars and no cents), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920, 2414(d). EAJA fees having been awarded, the government will consider the matter of 21 the assignment of EAJA fees to Plaintiff’s attorney. Pursuant to Ratliffe v. Astrue, 22 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010), the ability to honor the assignment will depend on whether 23 | the fees are subject to any offset allowed under the United States Department of the 2 Treasury’s Offset Program. After the order for EAJA fees is entered, the 3 government will determine whether they are subject to any offset. 4 Fees shall be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of Treasury 5 determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall 6 cause the payment fees, to be made directly to LAW OFFICES OF LISA C. 7 GILINGER, pursuant to the assignment executed by Plaintiff. Any payments shall 8 be delivered to Plaintiff's counsel. 9 . IT IS SO RECOMMENDED: JAK. Manet DATE: September 10, 2019 11 PAUL L. ABRAMS United States Magistrate Judge 12 ITIS SO ORDERED: 14 DATE: September 10, 2019 /s/ 15 FERNANDO M. OLGUIN United States District Judge 16 17 18 19 20 21 22