Blanchard v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON □

JAMES B.,! Plaintiff, Civ. No. 3:19-cv-01011-CL v. ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO EAJA COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. .

MARK D. CLARKE, Magistrate Judge. It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $9,560.94 are hereby awarded to Plaintiff, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, The government does not object. The attorney fees shall be paid to Plaintiffs attorney, subject to verification that Plaintiff does not have a debt which qualifies for offset against the EAJA fees under the Treasury Offset Program, as discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010). If Plaintiff has no such debt, then the check shall be made payable to Plaintiff's attorney, Laurie B. Mapes. If Plaintiff has such a debt, then the check for any remaining fund ste of the debt shall be made payable to Plaintiff. The check, regardless of the whe, e, shall be mgéfed to Plaintiff's attorney, Laurie B. Mapes, at P.O. Box 1241, scot ons Dated this 21 day of June, 2021. Lp, °

MARK D. CEARKE~ Lo : United States Magistrate Judge

Mn the interest of privacy, this Order uses only the first name and the initial of the last name of the non- governmental party in this case.

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