Samillia L. Griffin v. Leland Dudek

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Samillia L. Griffin v. Leland Dudek

Trial Court Opinion

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7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 WESTERN DIVISION 9 10 SAMILLIA L. GRIFFIN,

11 Plaintiff, 12 v. Civil Action No.: 2:24-cv-08333-JGB-DFM 13

14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 15

16 Defendant. 17 ORDER 18

19 Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court awards Plaintiff attorney fees in 20 the amount of $7,200.00 in full satisfaction and settlement of any and all claims 21 22 Plaintiff may have under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in this case. The 23 award of attorney fees will satisfy all of Plaintiff’s claims for fees, costs, and expenses 24 under

28 U.S.C. § 2412

in this case. Attorney fees shall be paid by the Social Security 25 26 Administration and costs shall be paid from the Judgment Fund administered by the 27 United States Treasury and not by Defendant. Any fees paid belong to Plaintiff and 28 , |}not her attorney and can be offset to satisfy pre-existing debt that the litigant owes the 2 || United States under Astrue v. Ratliff,

130 S.Ct. 2521

(2010). 3 4 5 6 Dated: June 5, 2025 □ -A\ Douglaf McCormick 7 United States Magistrate Judge 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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