Brown v. Kijakazi

Summary

This document is a stipulation and proposed order resolving Robert Brown’s request for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act in a Social Security action against the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. The court ordered EAJA fees of $10,073, subject to the Treasury Offset Program and payable as outlined in the parties’ stipulation.

Holdings

1. The court approved and ordered an EAJA attorney-fee award of $10,073.
2. The EAJA fees are awarded to Plaintiff and are subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program; payment may be made to Plaintiff's attorney only if the stipulated assignment, debt-offset, and Anti-Assignment Act conditions are satisfied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should approve the parties' stipulated award of $10,073 in attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
2. Whether the EAJA award should be subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program and paid in accordance with the parties' stipulated conditions.

Disposition

approved