Krueger v. Commissioner of Social Security

Opinion

THE HONORABLE THERESA L. FRICKE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA Hannah Krueger, NO. C21-5477-TLF Plaintiff, ORDER RE AWARD OF EAJA v. ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS 28 U.S.C. § 2412 Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. ORDER Based upon the motion of the plaintiff, for which there is no opposition, it is hereby Ordered, Adjudged, and Decreed that the plaintiff shall have a judgement against the defendant for attorney’s fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, et. seq. in the amount of $6,495.15 for attorney’s and paralegal fees, and expenses in the sum of $15.50 for service of the summons and complaint in this matter, for a total award of $6,510.65. It is further Order, Adjudged, and Decreed that in accordance with Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 586, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2522, 177 L. Ed. 2d 91 (2010), plaintiff’s EAJA fees and expenses award is subject to any offset allowed pursuant to the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program. See Id. If it is determined that the plaintiff’s EAJA award is not the subject to any offset allowed pursuant to the L A W O F F I C E O F TALBOT & ASSOCIATES, P.S. Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program, then the check for the EAJA fees and expenses shall be made payable to and mailed to plaintiff’s counsel, Charles W. Talbot, Esq., at Talbot and Associates, P.S., 5005 Center Street, Suite E, Tacoma, Washington 98409. Dated this 13th day of April 2022. A THE HONORABLE THERESA L. FRICKE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE L A W O F F I C E O F TALBOT & ASSOCIATES, P.S.