Shultz v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Filing 18

ORDER Awarding Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act signed on 5/19/2023 by Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You. (pjg)

Rory J. Linerud, OSB # 970061
Rory@LinerudLawFirm; [e-mail]
Linerud Law Firm
1144 Wallace Road NW, #212
Salem, OR 97304
Phone: [phone]
Attorney for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON
PORTLAND DIVISION
ROBERT S.,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,

Defendant.

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CIVIL No. 3:21-CV-01716-YY
ORDER AWARDING FEES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $8,000.00 are awarded to
Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The amount of
this award shall be paid to Plaintiff’s attorney upon verification that Plaintiff validly assigned
these EAJA fees to his attorney and that Plaintiff has no debt, which qualifies for offset against
the award, pursuant to the Treasury Offset Program. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010).
If Plaintiff has no such debt and there is a valid assignment, then a check shall be made out to
Plaintiff’s attorney, Rory Linerud, and mailed to Plaintiff’s attorney’s new office mailing address
as follows:

Rory J. Linerud
PO Box 5734
Salem, OR 97304

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If Plaintiff has a debt, and/or if there is no valid assignment, then a check for any
remaining funds, after any offset of the debt, shall be made to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff’s
attorney’s office at the address stated above. IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 19th day of May, 2023.
/s/ Youlee Yim You
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HONORABLE YOULEE YIM YOU
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Presented by:
/s/ Rory J. Linerud
RORY J. LINERUD
Oregon State Bar #970061
Attorney for Plaintiff
Linerud Law Firm
1144 Wallace Road NW, #212
Salem, OR 97304
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Fax: [phone]

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