1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RAYMOND DANIEL GREEN, No. 2:24-cv-01381-DAD-DMC (SS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER ADOPTING THE PARTIES’

STIPULATION FOR THE AWARD OF

14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER THE EQUAL

SECURITY, ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

15 Defendant. (Doc. No. 24) 16

17 18 On May 15, 2024, plaintiff Raymond Daniel Green filed this action seeking review of a 19 final decision of defendant Commissioner of Social Security. (Doc. No. 1.) On September 15, 20 2025, the matter was remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings 21 consistent with this court’s order. (Doc. No. 22.) On September 19, 2025, the parties filed a 22 stipulation with the court in which the parties agree that plaintiff shall be awarded attorney’s fees 23 under Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the amount of $9,600.00. 24 (Doc. No. 24.) 25 Good cause appearing, and pursuant to the parties’ September 19, 2025 stipulation, the 26 court orders as follows: 27 1. Pursuant to the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), plaintiff is awarded attorney’s fees in 28 the amount of $9,600.00; 1 2. After the issuance of this order the government shall consider the assignment of 2 the EAJA attorney’s fees to plaintiff's counsel: 3 a. Pursuant to the decision in Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010), any such 4 assignment will depend on whether the attorney’s fees are subject to any 5 offset allowed under the United States Department of Treasury’s (“the 6 DOT”) Offset Program; 7 b. Fees shall be made payable to plaintiff, but if the DOT determines that 8 plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, then the government shall cause the 9 payment of attorney’s fees to be made to be made directly to plaintiff's 10 counsel, Francesco Benavides; and 11 3. Whether the payment of attorney’s fees is made payable to plaintiff or to her 12 counsel, the check shall be mailed to plaintiff's counsel’s mailing address at: 13 Francesco Paulo Benavides Law Offices of Francesco Benavides 14 1990 N. California Blvd. 8th Floor 15 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 16 IT IS SO ORDERED. 17 | Dated: _ September 22, 2025 Dal A. 2d, yet 18 DALE A. DROZD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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