Stone v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE DARCI L. STONE, Plaintiff, Case No. C24-5728-KKE v. ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED 12 MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 14 Defendant.

This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ stipulated motion for attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Dkt. No. 20. Based on the parties’ stipulated motion and the supporting documents, the Court GRANTS the motion and AWARDS attorney’s fees in the amount of $8,074.08 to Plaintiff under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), subject to any offset as described in Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010).

If the EAJA fees are not subject to an offset as described in Ratliff, the check for EAJA fees shall be made payable to H. Peter Evans, based upon Plaintiff’s assignment of this fee to her attorney. The check for EAJA fees shall be mailed to Plaintiff’s attorney at 222 N.E. Park Plaza Drive, Suite 113; Vancouver, WA 98684.

3 Dated this 19th day of May, 2025.

A Kymberly K. Evanson 7 United States District Judge