Stauffer v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON STEPHANIE NACOLE STAUFFER, 3:18-cv-01267-AA Plaintiff, vs. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $6,072.31 shall be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Attorney fees will be paid to Plaintiff’s attorney, dependent upon verification that Plaintiff has no debt which qualifies for offset against the awarded fees, pursuant to the Treasury Offset Program as discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010). If Plaintiff has no such debt, then the check shall be made out to Plaintiff’s attorney and mailed to Plaintiff’s attorney’s office as follows: NW Disability benefits, LLC dba Kerr Robichaux & Carroll (TID 85-3999428), P.O. Box 14490, Portland, OR 97293. If Plaintiff has a debt, then the check for any remaining funds after offset of the debt shall be made to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff's attorney's office at the address stated above.

DATED this _2_n_d__ day of ______J_u_ly___________, 2021. __/s_/_A_n_n_ _A_i_k_e_n___________________ Ann Aiken United States District Judge Submitted by: Merrill Schneider, OSB #77336 merrillschneider@schneiderlaw.com Of Counsel Kerr Robichaux & Carroll PO Box 14490 Portland, Oregon 97293 Phone: 503-255-9092 Fax: 503-255-9145 Attorney for Plaintiff