Fielder v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Filing 23

ORDER FOR EAJA FEES. Signed on 07/17/2015 by Judge Malcolm F. Marsh. (pvh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON
KEVIN FIELDER

Case No. 3:14-cv-00523-MA
Plaintiff,

ORDER FOR EAJA FEES

v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Defendant.
MARSH, Judge
On July 13, 2015, the parties filed a Stipulated Application
for Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act
U.S.C.

§

(EAJA),

28

2412(d), in which parties agree that plaintiff should be

awarded fees in the amount of $2,052.65. See Stipulated Motion(ECF
No. 21).
Accordingly,

based on the agreement of the parties,

it is

hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $2,052.65 shall
be awarded to plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice
Act, 28 U.S.C.

§

2412. There are no costs or expenses. The parties

agree that attorney fees will be paid to plaintiff's attorney,
subject to verification that plaintiff does not have a debt which
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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, Merrill Schneider, at Mr. Schneider's
address: PO 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 out to plaintiff and mailed to plaintiff's attorney's
office at the address stated above.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this

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day of July, 2015.

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Malcolm F. Marsh
United States District Judge

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