Beacock v. Berryhill

Filing 21

ORDER GRANTING 20 EAJA FEES AND COSTS signed by Hon. Brian A Tsuchida.(AE)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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CHRIS A. BEACOCK,

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 3:17-cv-5503-BAT
ORDER GRANTING EAJA FEES AND
COSTS

v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

The parties stipulate that Plaintiff should be awarded attorney fees of $7,406.91 pursuant

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to the Equal Access to Justice Act, § 2412(d), and costs in the amount of $400 (filing fee)

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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1920, totaling $7,806.91. Dkt. 20.

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Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that attorney fees and costs in the total amount of

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$7,806.91 shall be paid to Plaintiff’s attorney, subject to verification that Plaintiff does not have

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a debt which qualifies for offset against the awarded fees, pursuant to the Treasury Offset

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Program as discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010).

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If Plaintiff has no such debt, the check shall be made out to Plaintiff’s attorney, Jamie

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Evans: 610 SW Broadway, Suite 405, Portland, OR 97205. If Plaintiff has a debt, the check for

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any remaining funds after offset of the debt shall be made out to Plaintiff and mailed to
Plaintiff’s attorney’s office at the address stated above.
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DATED this 12th day of March, 2018.

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BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA
United States Magistrate Judge

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