Heather L. Woods v. Commissioner of Social Security
Heather L. Woods v. Commissioner of Social Security
Trial Court Opinion
1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 HEATHER L. WOODS, 4 5 Case No. 2:24-cv-06365-SK Plaintiff, 6 v. 7 ORDER FOR FEES UNDER THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, | EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT,
28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) 9 Defendant. 10 It is hereby ORDERED that fees in the amount of $7,200.00 shall be awarded to Plaintiff 12 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act,
28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Attorney and paralegal fees in 13 amount of $7,200.00 will be paid to Plaintiff’s attorney, subject to verification that Plaintiff M4 does not have a debt which qualifies for offset against the awarded fees, pursuant to the 15 Treasury Offset Program as discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff;
560 U.S. 586(2010). 16 7 If Plaintiff has no such debt, then the check shall be made out to Plaintiff’s attorney. If 18 || Plaintiff has a debt, then the check for any remaining funds after offset of the debt shall be made '9 out to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff's attorney. 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 97 ||DATED this 28th day of April 2025. Sc 24 Honorable Steve Kim 25 United States Magistrate Judge 26 || Proposed Order submitted on April 28, 2025. 27 aw.) Le /s/ DeWaun Lockhart 28 || DeWaun Lockhart Attorney for Plaintiff ORDER FOR FEES UNDER EAJA - 1
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