Unreported / Non-Citable
Disposition notice
On November 4, 2026, Senior Judge William B. Shubb of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California signed an order in case No. 2:26-cv-02187-WBS-ICD awarding Jeffrey Edward LeSeur $9,165.00 in fees and expenses under 28 U.S.C. § 2412 and $405.00 in costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920, subject to the parties’ stipulation. The stipulation treats the amount as a compromise settlement, not an admission of EAJA liability; fees are payable to LeSeur, but if the Treasury Department determines he owes no federal debt, payment of fees, expenses, and costs goes directly to counsel Francesco Benavides under the executed assignment. Payment releases the EAJA fee claims connected with the action while preserving counsel’s ability to seek Social Security Act fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), subject to the EAJA savings clause. The order does not decide the underlying Social Security claim or explain the fee calculation.