Lily Simone Passell v. Nancy Berryhill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LILY SIMONE PASSELL, ) CASE NO. CV 18-1055-FMO (PLA) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ORDER AWARDING EAJA FEES 13 ) ANDREW SAUL, )

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL )

SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ) Defendant.

17 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff be awarded fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act in the amount of $7,500.00 (seven thousand five hundred dollars and no cents), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920, 2414(d). EAJA fees having been awarded, the government will consider the matter of 21 the assignment of EAJA fees to Plaintiff’s attorney. Pursuant to Ratliffe v. Astrue, 22 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010), the ability to honor the assignment will depend on whether 23 the fees are subject to any offset allowed under the United States Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program. After the order for EAJA fees is entered, the government will determine whether they are subject to any offset. Fees shall be made payable to Plaintiff, but if the Department of…