(SS) Davis v. Commissioner of Social Security ( 2022 )

PHILLIP A. TALBERT 1 United States Attorney 2 PETER K. THOMPSON (HI 5890) Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 3 Social Security Administration MARCELO ILLARMO (MABN 670079) 4 Special Assistant United States Attorney 5 160 Spear Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, California 94105 6 Telephone: (510) 970-4822 Facsimile: (415) 744-0134 7 E-Mail: Marcelo.Illarmo@ssa.gov 8 Attorneys for Defendant 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 JAMES J. DAVIS, ) No. 2:20-1197-CKD ) 13 Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION & ORDER FOR THE 14 ) AWARD AND PAYMENT OF v. ) ATTORNEY FEES AND EXPENSES 15 ) PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ) TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), 16 Commissioner of Social Security, ) AND COSTS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 17 ) 1920 Defendant. ) 18 ) 19 20 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned 21 counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees in the amount 22 of six thousand three hundred eighty-nine dollars and twenty three cents ($6,389.23) under the 23 Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and no costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. 24 This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by 25 counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920; 2412(d). 26 Accordingly, should this Court award fees and expenses under EAJA pursuant to this stipulation, 27 Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees (ECF 31) would be moot. 28 1 After the Court issues an order for EAJA fees to Plaintiff, the government will consider 2 the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees to Jesse Kaplan. Pursuant to Astrue v. 3 Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 598, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 177 L.Ed.2d 91 (2010), the ability to honor the 4 assignment will depend on whether the fees are subject to any offset allowed under the United 5 States Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program. After the order for EAJA fees is entered, 6 the government will determine whether they are subject to any offset. 7 Fees shall be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of the Treasury 8 determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause the 9 payment of fees, expenses and costs to be made directly to Jesse Kaplan, pursuant to the 10 assignment executed by Plaintiff. Any payments made shall be delivered to Jesse Kaplan. 11 This stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff’s request for EAJA 12 attorney fees, and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of Defendant under 13 the EAJA or otherwise. Payment of the agreed amount shall constitute a complete release 14 from, and bar to, any and all claims that Plaintiff and/or Jesse Kaplan, including his firm, may 15 have relating to EAJA attorney fees in connection with this action. 16 This award is without prejudice to the rights of Jesse Kaplan to seek Social Security 17 Act attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the savings clause provisions of the 18 EAJA. 19 Respectfully submitted, 20 Dated: January 10, 2022 21 By: /s/ Jesse Kaplan* 22 JESSE KAPLAN 23 * By email authorization on 1/7/22 Attorneys for Plaintiff 24 25 Dated: January 10, 2022 PHILLIP A. TALBERT 26 United States Attorney 27 By: /s/ Marcelo Illarmo 28 MARCELO ILLARMO Special Assistant United States Attorney ] Based upon the parties’ Stipulation for the Award and Payment of Equal Access to 2 || Justice Act Fees, Costs, and Expenses, IT IS ORDERED that fees and expenses in the amount 3 || of $6,389.23 as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412, and costs in the amount of $0.00 as authorized 4 || by 28 U.S.C. § 1920, be awarded subject to the terms of the Stipulation. Furthermore, Plaintiff's 5 || motion for attorney fees (ECF No. 31) is denied as moot. © Dated: J anuary 12, 2022 ( aie } ft “gf □ a — ' CAROLYN K.DELANEY SS 8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 9 10 1] 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28