Broughton v.Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 28

ORDER: Granting Plaintiff's unopposed Application for Fees Pursuant to EAJA 27 . Attorney fees in the amount of $4,985.34 is awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Signed on 2/12/16 by Magistrate Judge Paul Papak. (gm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON

JAMES H. BROUGHTON JR.,
Plaintiff,

v.
CAROLYN COLVIN, Commissioner,
Social Security Administration
Defendant.

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Case No.:

3:15-CV-00346-PK

ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY
FEES PER 28 USC 2412(d)

Based upon the stipulation of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED that, pursuant
to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, an attorney fee in the amount of

$ 4,985.34 is awarded to Plaintiff. It is ordered that the attorney fee 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 payable to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff's attorney's mailing
address at: 1336 E. Burnside St., Suite 130, Portland OR 97132. If Plaintiff has such
debt, then the check for any remaining funds after offset of the debt shall be made
payable to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiffs attorney's mailing address stated above.

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Proposed Order submitted:

Date:

February 12, 2016.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that the foregoing Plaintiff's PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF
FEES PER EAJA and PROPOSED ORDER were filed with the Clerk of the Court on
February 12, 2016, using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing
to the following:
Martha A. Boden

[e-mail], [e-mail]

Janice E. Hebert [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail], [e-mail]

all
1336 .
rnsi e St., Suite 130
Portland OR 97214
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
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