Ethel Hawthorne v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
MARGARET LEHRKIND
SBCA # 314717
Lehrkind Law Office, P.C. 2625 Alcatraz Ave, # 208 Berkeley, CA 94705 Tel: 510-590-1907 Margaret@LehrkindLawOffice.com
6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ETHEL HAWTHORNE, CASE NO.: 2:25-cv-02172-AC 10 Plaintiff, STIPULATION FOR THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES AND vs. EXPENSES PURUSANT TO THE EQUAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT; [PROPOSED]
13 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ORDER Defendant
15 The parties, through their respective counsel, hereby agree that attorney fees in the 16 17 amount of $9,750.00 shall be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act 18 (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, and costs of $0, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Such attorney fees 19 shall be subject to verification that Plaintiff has no debt that qualifies for offset, pursuant to the 20 Treasury Offset Program as discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S. Ct. 2521 (2010). 21 If the U.S. Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees are not 22 23…