*1 Case 2:16-cv-01259-DWC Document 20 Filed 04/10/17 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
LAURA MARIE MESSEE, CASE NO. 2:16-CV-01259-DWC Plaintiff, ORDER ON STIPULATED MOTION v. FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73 and Local Magistrate Judge Rule MJR 13. See also Notice of Initial Assignment to a U.S. Magistrate Judge and Consent Form, Dkt. 5; Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge, Dkt. 6. This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s “Stipulated Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).” Dkt. 17.
Based on the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, (“EAJA”), the Stipulation of the parties (Dkt. 17), attorney time itemization (Dkt. 17-2), and the relevant record, the Court orders EAJA attorney’s fees of $5,896.01 (“EAJA Award”), be awarded to Plaintiff. Astrue v. Ratliff , 560 U.S. 586, 591–97 (2010).
ORDER ON STIPULATED MOTION FOR EQUAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT FEES - 1 *2 Case 2:16-cv-01259-DWC Document 20 Filed 04/10/17 Page 2 of 2 The Acting Commissioner shall contact the Department of Treasury after this Order is entered to determine if the EAJA Award is subject to any offset. If the U.S. Department of the Treasury verifies to the Office of General Counsel that Plaintiff does not owe a debt, the government will honor Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA Award and pay the EAJA Award directly to Dellert Baird Law Offices, PLLC, Plaintiff’s counsel. If there is an offset, any remainder shall be made payable to Plaintiff, based on the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program and standard practices, and the check shall be mailed to Plaintiff’s counsel, Dellert Baird Law Offices, PLLC, at P.O. Box 97301, Lakewood, WA 98497.
Dated this 10th day of April, 2017.
A David W. Christel United States Magistrate Judge David W. Christel United States Magistrate Judge ORDER ON STIPULATED MOTION FOR EQUAL
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