Cerlan v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 1:2020cv02352 - Document 15 (N.D. Ohio 2021)

Court Description: Memorandum Opinion and Order. Plaintiff is hereby awarded EAJA fees and costs in the total stipulated amount of $5,400.00. This award will fully satisfy any and all of Plaintiff's claims for fees, costs, and expenses under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920 and 2412, that may be payable in this case. Any fees paid belong to Plaintiff and can be offset to satisfy any pre-existing debt that Plaintiff owes the United States, pursuant to the decision in Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S 586 (2010). After the Court enters this award, if counsel for the parties can verify that Plaintiff owes no pre-existing debts to the United States that are subject to offset, Defendant will direct that the award be made payable to Plaintiff's attorney pursuant to the attorney's fee assignment duly signed by Plaintiff and her counsel. Defendant will direct the Treasury Department to mail any check in this matter to the business address of Plaintiff's counsel (Related documents 14 , 13 ). Judge Pamela A. Barker on 9/8/2021. (W,CM)

Download PDF
Cerlan v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 15 Case: 1:20-cv-02352 Doc #: 15 Filed: 09/08/21 1 of 2. PageID #: 576 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO Christian Cerlan, Case No. 1:20cv2352 Plaintiff, -vs- JUDGE PAMELA A. BARKER Kilolo Kijakazi Commissioner of Social Security, MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant On August 10, 2021, the Court issued an Order granting the parties’ stipulation to remand the above-captioned matter to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), sentence four. (Doc. No. 13.) On September 8, 2021, the parties filed a Joint Stipulation to Award EAJA Fees in the total amount of $5,000.00 and costs in the amount of $400. (Doc. No. 14.) Plaintiff is hereby awarded EAJA fees and costs in the total stipulated amount of $5,400.00. This award will fully satisfy any and all of Plaintiff's claims for fees, costs, and expenses under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920 and 2412, that may be payable in this case. Any fees paid belong to Plaintiff and can be offset to satisfy any pre-existing debt that Plaintiff owes the United States, pursuant to the decision in Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S 586 (2010). After the Court enters this award, if counsel for the parties can verify that Plaintiff owes no pre-existing debts to the United States that are subject to offset, Dockets.Justia.com Case: 1:20-cv-02352 Doc #: 15 Filed: 09/08/21 2 of 2. PageID #: 577 Defendant will direct that the award be made payable to Plaintiff’s attorney pursuant to the attorney’s fee assignment duly signed by Plaintiff and her counsel.1 Defendant will direct the Treasury Department to mail any check in this matter to the business address of Plaintiff’s counsel. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Pamela A. Barker PAMELA A. BARKER U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE Date: September 8, 2021 1 The Court notes that the Transcript in this matter contains a copy of a Fee Agreement between Plaintiff and her counsel dated May 16, 2018. (Doc. No. 10 at Tr. 93.) Therein, Plaintiff consents to have fees paid to her attorneys. (Id.) 2

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.