Snider v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Filing 23

ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO EAJA - (Granting the parties' Stipulation regarding Plaintiff's Motion/Application for Fees Pursuant to EAJA 22 ). DATED this 9th day of April, 2018, by United States 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

STEVE J. SNIDER,
Civil No. 6:16-cv-2168-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 the sum of $8855.55 in attorney fees and expenses of $22.08
(Service), for a total of $8877.63, upon verification that Plaintiff has no debt to the government
which qu'alifies·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
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claims for .fees under EAJA. Costs for court filing-fees shall be awarded to Plaintiff attorney in
the sum of $400.00 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1920.
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If Plaintiff has no outstanding federal debt, payment of $8855 .55 in attorney fees,
$22.08 in costs plus $400.00 reimbursement of Court filing-fees shall be made to Plaintiffs
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and mailed .to his office at 1700 Valley River Drive, Eugene, OR 97401. If Plaintiff

has such debt,

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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 April__;;__, 2018

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U.S . . . .Gd• I dge/Magistrate Judge
PRESENTED BY:
By:

Isl SHERWOOD J. REESE
Sherwood J. Reese, OSB #144130
Of Attorneys for Plaintiff

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