Matthews v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Opinion

Rory J. Linerud, OSB # 970061 Rory@LinerudLawFirm; rorylinerud@hotmail.com Linerud Law Firm PO Box 5734 Salem, OR 97304 Phone: (971) 218-6954 Attorney for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON PORTLAND DIVISION

LORI MATTHEWS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL No. 3:23-CV-00814-HL ) COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL ) ORDER AWARDING FEES SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ) PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ) ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT ) Defendant. )

It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $8,300.00 are awarded to

Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The amount of

this award shall be paid to Plaintiff’s attorney upon verification that Plaintiff validly assigned

these EAJA fees to his attorney and that Plaintiff has no debt, which qualifies for offset against

the award, pursuant to the Treasury Offset Program. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010).

If Plaintiff has no such debt and there is a valid assignment, then a check shall be made out to

Plaintiff’s attorney, Rory Linerud, and mailed to Plaintiff’s attorney’s mailing address. If Plaintiff has a debt, and/or if there is no valid assignment, then a check for any remaining funds, after any offset of the debt, shall be made to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiffs attorney’s office. Payments may be made by electronic fund transfer (EFT) or by check. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this _, 13th day of _November_, 2024.

HONORABLE ANDREW D. HALLMAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Presented by: /s/ Rory J. Linerud RORY J. LINERUD Oregon State Bar #970061 Attorney for Plaintiff Linerud Law Firm PO Box 5734 Salem, OR 97304 Phone: (971)218-6954 Email: Rory @ LinerudLawFirm.com Fax: (503)877-669 1

ORDER - EAJA FEES