Deaton v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Filing 20

ORDER Granting Stipulated Motion for Fees Pursuant to EAJA 17 signed on 10/27/2014 by Judge Ancer L. Haggerty. (sp)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON
EUGENE DIVISION

REBECCA DEATON,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 6:13-cv-00894-HA
ORDER

v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

HAGGERTY, District Judge:
It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $6,500.00, 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 her 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

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out to Plaintiffs attorney, and mailed to Plaintiffs attorney's office as follows: Ro1y J. Linerud, at
P.O. Box 1105, Salem, OR 97308-1105. If Plaintiff has a debt, and/or ifthere 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 Plaintiffs attorney's office at the address stated above.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED thisc;l1: day of October, 2014.

~r~7~,::p-United States District Judge

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