Otto v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Filing 21

ORDER: Granting Application for Fees Pursuant to EAJA 18 . Signed on 8/17/2015 by Judge Malcolm F. Marsh. (sm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON
DANIEL CHARLES OTTO,

Case No. 3:14-cv-01028-MA

Plaintiff,

ORDER FOR EAJA FEES

v.
COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION,
Defendant.
MARSH, Judge
On June 21, 2015, plaintiff filed an Unopposed Application for
Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C.
§

2412 (d),

in which the parties agree that plaintiff should be

awarded fees in the amount of $5,967.89, expenses in the amount of
$36.83 pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
$403.15 pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

2412,

§
§

1920,

and costs in the amount of
for a total of $6,407.87.

(#18.)
Accordingly,

based on the agreement of the parties,

it is

hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $6,407.87 shall
be awarded to plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice
Act,

28 U.S.C.

§

2412.

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The parties agree that attorney fees will

be

paid

to

plaintiff's

attorney,

subject

to

verification

that

plaintiff does not have a debt which qualifies for offset against
the

awarded

fees,

pursuant

to

the

Treasury Offset

Program as

discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010).
If plaintiff has no such debt, then the check shall be made
out to plaintiff's attorney, Sharon Maynard, Ms. Maynard's address:
210

S.W.

Morrison

Street,

Suite

500,

Portland,

OR

97204.

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

_j_J_

day of AUGUST, 2015.

Malcolm F. Marsh
United States District Judge

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