Unreported / Non-Citable
Disposition notice
On October 27, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson of the Northern District of California ordered the parties’ stipulated attorney-fee award in Jesse Patrick Daniel Moore’s action against the Commissioner of Social Security, Case No. 3:26-cv-02732-TSH. The stipulation states that the United States’ position was not substantially justified and awards Moore $6,800 under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), with $0 in costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Payment is subject to verification of any qualifying debt for offset under the Treasury Offset Program. If no permitted offset applies, the fees are payable to Moore’s attorney based on his assignment; otherwise, any remaining funds after offset are payable to Moore and mailed to counsel’s address. The stipulation compromises the EAJA fee request without admitting liability, and payment releases EAJA fee and expense claims connected with the action. The award preserves counsel’s right to seek Social Security Act fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to EAJA offset provisions. The order approves the stipulation without separately explaining the merits of the underlying disability claim.