(SS) Sanders v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONNIE SANDERS, Case No. 1:18-cv-01388-CDB (SS)

Plaintiff, ORDER ON STIPULATION FOR AWARD

OF ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS

v. PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) AND 28 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, U.S.C. § 1920

Defendant. (Doc. 34)

16 17 Pending before the Court is the stipulated request of Plaintiff Ronnie Sanders (“Plaintiff”) for the award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the amount of $11,000.00, and costs in the amount of $400.00 under 28 U.S.C. § 1920, to counsel for Plaintiff, Lawrence D. Rohlfing. (Doc. 34). The parties agree that an award of attorney’s fees to counsel for Plaintiff should be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the Commissioner shall cause the payment of fees, expenses, and costs to be made directly to Plaintiff’s counsel, Lawrence…