Lester-Mahaffey v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Filing 30

ORDER (EAJA Fees). Signed on 4/13/2017 by Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You. (pvh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON

KAREN LESTER-MAHAFFEY,

Case No. 3:15-cv-00929-YY

Plaintiff,
ORDER (EAJA FEES)
vs.
COMMISSIONER, Social Security
Administration,

Defendant.
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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 $7,306.75 is
awarded to Plaintiff. It is ordered that the aforementioned 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

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Plaintiff’s attorney, Bruce Brewer, and mailed to him at PO Box 421, West Linn, OR 97068. 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 Plaintiff's attorney at the mailing address stated above.
There are no costs or expenses to be paid herein.

DATED this _13th____ day of __April, 2017.

/s/Youlee Yim You
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Youlee Yim You
United States Magistrate Judge
Submitted by:
Bruce W. Brewer, OSB No. 925581
503-621-6633, Attorney for Plaintiff

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