Eddie E. Hensley v. Commissioner of Social Security

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 EDDIE E. HENSLEY, Case No. 1:21-cv-01749-CDB (SS)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER ON STIPULATION FOR AWARD

OF ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO

13 v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. 31) 15 Defendant.

16 17 Pending before the Court is the stipulated request of Plaintiff Eddie Hensley (“Plaintiff”) for 18 the award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 19 2412(d), in the amount of $6,000.00 to counsel for Plaintiff, Shellie Lott.1 (Doc. 31). 20 The parties agree that an award of attorney’s fees to counsel for Plaintiff should be made 21 payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff does not owe a 22 federal debt, then the Commissioner shall cause the payment of fees, expenses, and costs to be made 23 directly to Plaintiff’s counsel, Shellie Lott. Id. at 2. 24 On August 27, 2025, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and 25 …