Unreported / Non-Citable
Disposition notice
On October 17, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California ordered that Megan Zuri Hampton be awarded $6,952.57 in attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), subject to the parties’ stipulation; the stipulation set costs at $0.00 and stated that Hampton was the prevailing party, that the award was a compromise settlement rather than an admission of liability by the Commissioner, and that payment would resolve EAJA-fee claims by Hampton and her counsel concerning this action while preserving counsel’s right to seek fees under Social Security Act § 206(b), subject to EAJA offset provisions. The stipulation also addressed payment to Hampton, possible Treasury Offset Program offset, and conditions for payment to her attorney, and Hampton withdrew her October 14, 2026 motion for EAJA fees, Dkt. No. 16. The order contains no independent analysis of the underlying Social Security dispute or the reasonableness of the fee request. The matched docket entry states that the order was signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 10/17/2026.