Curtis Brown v. Commissioner of Social Security

Opinion

Of Counsel, Olinsky Law Group P.O. Box 961718 El Paso, TX 79996 Telephone: (213) 621-7622 Facsimile: (213) 621-2536 Email: Stuartbarasch@gmail.com Attorney for Plaintiff, Curtis Brown NICOLA T. HANNA. ESQ. United States Attorney Assistant United States Attorney Chief, Civil Division Assistant United States Attorney MARLA K. LETELLIER Special Assistant United States Attorney Social Security Administration 160 Spear Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone: (415) 977-8928 Facsimile: (415) 744-0134 Email: Marla.letellier@ssa.gov Attorneys for Defendant UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Plaintiff, CASE NO.: 5:18-cv-01051-ADS -v- 1 Defendant. FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d) Before the Court is the Stipulation of Plaintiff, Curtis Brown, for award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Based on the pleadings as well as the position of the defendant commissioner, if any, and recognizing the Plaintiff’s waiver of direct payment and assignment of EAJA to his counsel, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that attorney fees and expenses in the amount of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) are awarded to Plaintiff. Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010). If the U.S. Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees, expenses, and costs are not subject to offset allowed under the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program (TOPS), then the check for EAJA fees, expenses, and costs shall be made payable to Plaintiff’s attorney’s Law Firm Olinsky Law Group. 2 Whether the check is made payable to Plaintiff or to Olinsky Law Group, the check shall be mailed to the following address: Olinsky Law Group 250 S Clinton St Ste 210 Syracuse, NY 13202 So ordered. Date: __J_u_n_e_ _1_8_, _2_0_2_0___ ___/_s/_ A__u_tu_m__n_ _D_. _S_p_a_e_th___________ Autumn D. Spaeth United States Magistrate Judge [Proposed Order proffer: Stuart T. Barasch; copy to Marla Letellier] 3