Krueger v. Commissioner of Social Security

Opinion

1 THE HONORABLE THERESA L. FRICKE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 8 9 Hannah Krueger, NO. C21-5477-TLF 10 Plaintiff, ORDER RE AWARD OF EAJA 11 v. ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS 28 U.S.C. § 2412 12 Commissioner of Social Security, 13 Defendant. 14 15 ORDER 16 Based upon the motion of the plaintiff, for which there is no opposition, it is hereby 17 Ordered, Adjudged, and Decreed that the plaintiff shall have a judgement against the 18 defendant for attorney’s fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 19 U.S.C. § 2412, et. seq. in the amount of $6,495.15 for attorney’s and paralegal fees, and expenses 20 in the sum of $15.50 for service of the summons and complaint in this matter, for a total award of 21 $6,510.65. It is further 22 Order, Adjudged, and Decreed that in accordance with Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 586, 23 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2522, 177 L. Ed. 2d 91 (2010), plaintiff’s EAJA fees and expenses award is subject 24 to any offset allowed pursuant to the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program. See Id. If it is 25 determined that the plaintiff’s EAJA award is not the subject to any offset allowed pursuant to the 26 L A W O F F I C E O F TALBOT & ASSOCIATES, P.S. 1 Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program, then the check for the EAJA fees and expenses shall 2 be made payable to and mailed to plaintiff’s counsel, Charles W. Talbot, Esq., at Talbot and 3 Associates, P.S., 5005 Center Street, Suite E, Tacoma, Washington 98409. 4 Dated this 13th day of April 2022. 5 A 6 THE HONORABLE THERESA L. FRICKE 7 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 L A W O F F I C E O F TALBOT & ASSOCIATES, P.S.