Lenore Barton v. Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

This document is a stipulation and order approving an Equal Access to Justice Act attorney-fee award in a Social Security action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The court approved an EAJA award of $2,291, subject to potential offset under the Treasury Offset Program and payable according to the terms of the parties’ stipulation.

Holdings

1. The court approved the parties' stipulation and awarded plaintiff $2,291 in EAJA attorney fees.
2. The EAJA award belongs to plaintiff and is subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program; payment to plaintiff's attorney is permissible only if the conditions stated in the stipulation are satisfied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should approve the parties' stipulation awarding plaintiff $2,291 in attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
2. Whether the EAJA award should be made to plaintiff and remain subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program.

Disposition

approved