Sowden v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
Filing
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ORDER: Granting Application for Fees Pursuant to EAJA 25 . It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $4,383.98 shall be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Attorney fe es will be paid to Plaintiffs 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). Please access entire text by document number hyperlink. Signed on 02/21/2018 by Magistrate Judge Mark D. Clarke. (rsm) Modified on 2/23/2018 (rsm) to correct file date. Document has been regenerated to the parties.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON
JEFF SOWDEN,
Plaintiff,
3: 16-CV-02310-CL
vs.
ORDER
NANCY BERRYHILL,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $4,383.98 shall be awarded to
Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. ยง 2412. Attorney fees will be
paid to Plaintiffs 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 Plaintiffs attorney,
Merrill Schneider, and mailed to Plaintiffs attorney's office as follows: Merrill Schneider, 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 Plaintiffs attorney's office at the
address stated above.
DATED this _2j_ day of
J-C
f-; r'V~ 2018
United States Magistrate Judge
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