Chavez v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Filing 24

ORDER - Granting Application for Fees Pursuant to EAJA 23 . Signed on 11/18/16 by Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta. (peg)

Sherwood J. Reese
[e-mail]
Drew L. Johnson, P.C.
[e-mail]
1700 Valley River Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
[phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES COURT DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON
DAVID A. CHAVEZ,

Civil No. 6:15-cv-01749-AC
Plaintiff,
ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES
PURSUANT TO EAJA

vs.
Commissioner of Social Security
Administration,

Defendant.

After considering the Stipulated Motion of the parties submitted herein, Order hereby
grants that Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff's attorney the sum of $7265 .43 upon verification
that Plaintiff has no debt to the government which qualifies for offset against the awarded fees,
pursuant to the reasoning in Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2527 (2010) (BAJA
awards fees subject "to a federal administrative offset if the Litigant has outstanding federal
debts") for full settlement of all claims for fees under BAJA.

If Plaintiff has no such federal debt, payment of $7265.43 shall be made to Plaintiff's

attorneys, Drew L. Johnson, PC, and mailed to their office at 1700 Valley River Drive, Eugene,
OR 97401. If Plaintiff has such debt, the check for any remaining funds after offset shall be
made out to Plaintiff and mailed to counsel's office at the address provided above.

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IT IS SO ORDERED this day of November/

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PRESENTED BY:
By:

Isl DREW L. JOHNSON
Drew L. Johnson, OSB #75200
Of Attorneys for Plaintiff

i(• l1Rlgt/Magistrate Judge