Wakeman v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA MINDI M. WAKEMAN, ) Civil No. 3:20-cv-05675-TLF 12 ) Plaintiff, ) 13 ) v. ) ORDER FOR EAJA FEES AND ) COSTS COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) ) 16 Defendant, ) ______________________________________)_____________________________________________ 19 It is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for EAJA fees and costs (Dkt. 27) is GRANTED.

Attorney fees in the amount of $7,049.57 and expenses in the amount of $6.58 (postage), for a total of $7,056.15, shall be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 22 2412, and that costs in the amount of $416.00 (court filing $400.00, photocopies $16.00) should be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1920. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010). If it is determined that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees are not subject to any offset allowed under the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program, then payment will be made via electronic funds to the Plaintiff’s counsel or by check made payable to Teal M. Parham, based upon Plaintiff’s assignment of these amounts to || Plaintiff's attorney. Any check for EAJA fees shall be mailed to Plaintiff's counsel, Teal M. Parham at * 11910 12th Avenue - PO Box 757, Longview, WA 98632. Costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920 shall be payable to Teal M. Parham via electronic fund transfer or check.

6 DATED this 16th day of December 2021.

9 Shurpeagl Sryelhe 10 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE || Presented by: || s/TEAL M. PARHAM Teal M. Parham WSB #21954 Attorney for Plaintiff || Parham & Hall, PLLP 12th Avenue || Longview WA 98632 Telephone: (360) 423-3810 Fax: (360) 423-3812 || E-mail: [email protected] ORDER FOR EAJA FEES & COSTS [3:20-cv-05675-TLF] -2