Fagundes v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 5 AT SEATTLE RONALD D. FAGUNDES Plaintiff, Case No. 3:19-cv-06188RSM 8 vs. ORDER FOR EAJA ATTORNEY FEES, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, COSTS AND EXPENSES 11 Defendant. ______________________________________ Based upon the Stipulation of the parties, the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 13 U.S.C. § 2412, and Plaintiff’s EAJA petition, it is hereby ordered that EAJA attorney’s fees of $5,087.32 shall be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 U.S. 2521 (2010). This award is based on 2.21 hours of attorney work in 2019 at a rate of $205.25 per hour, and the 2020 rate of $206.77 for 22.41 hours of work, in this case in Federal District Court. No expenses or costs are awarded.

Any check for EAJA fees shall be mailed to Plaintiff’s attorney, DEBRA J. VENHAUS, at the following address: P.O. Box 12488, Mill Creek, WA 98082.

DATED this 29th day of October, 2020.

1 A RICARDO S. MARTINEZ CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1 Presented by: s/Debra J. Venhaus Debra J. Venhaus, WSBA 33458 Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 12488, Mill Creek, WA 98082 Tel: 425-332-3150 Approved for Entry: s/Debra J. Venhaus (signed per authorization) L. Jamala Edwards Special Asst. U.S. Attorney Attorney for Defendant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on October 27, 2020, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send a notice of electronic filing to the following: L. Jamala Edwards Special Asst. U.S. Attorney 16 Social Security Administration Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 M/S 221A 17 Seattle, WA 98104 18 s/Debra J. Venhaus Debra J. Venhaus, FBN 0997714 Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 12488 Mill Creek, WA 98082 21 Tel: 425-332-3150; Fax: 425-332-3195 [email protected]