Ryan Doyle v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 RYAN DOYLE, Case No. 2:24-cv-10210-TJH-KS 5 Plaintiff, ORDER AWARDING EAJA FEES vs. 7 FRANK BISIGNANO,1 Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 9 Defendant. 11 WHEREAS The Plaintiff has filed a joint motion for seeking an award of 13 attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act; it is hereby 14 ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s joint motion for attorney’s fees is GRANTED 15 and Plaintiff is awarded $8,000.00 in attorney’s fees. 17 Under Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2528-29 (2010), EAJA fees belong 18 to Plaintiff and are subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program, 31 U.S.C. § 19 3716(c)(3)(B). If, after receiving the Court’s EAJA fee order, the Commissioner 21 determines that Plaintiff has assigned the right to EAJA fees to counsel and Plaintiff 22 23 24 Frank Bisignano became the Commissioner of Social Security in May 2025. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Frank Bisignano should be substituted for Leland…