(SS) Huff v. Commissioner of Social Security

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJuly 19, 20221:20-cv-00821California341 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JARROD WAYNE HUFF, No. 1:20-CV-00821 (GSA) Plaintiff,

v. [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, PURSUANT TO EAJA 28 U.S.C. §2412(d)

ACTING COMMISSIONER OF

SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

20 21 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Jarrod Wayne Huff (“Plaintiff”) be awarded attorney 22 fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. §2412(d), in the amount of nine 23 thousand eighty-two dollars and thirty-one cents ($9,082.31). This represents compensation for 24 legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in the above-referenced civil action in 25 accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). 26 The government will consider the matter of Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA fees to 27 Plaintiff’s attorney. Pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 598 (2010), the ability to honor 28 the assignment will depend on whether the attorney fees are subject to any offset allowed under the United…

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