EAJA awards fees subject “to a federal administrative offset if the Litigant has outstanding federal debts”
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- EAJA awards fees subject “to a federal administrative offset if the Litigant has outstanding federal debts”
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Sherwood J. Reese
Sherwood.reese@comcast.net
Drew L. Johnson, P.C.
sherwoodreese@comcast.net
1700 Valley River Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 434-6466
Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES COURT DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON
JEANNE A. NORRIS, fka
JEANNE A. NORTON,
Civil No. 6:19-cv-1212-BR
Plaintiff,
ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES
vs. PURSUANT TO EAJA
Commissioner of Social Security
Administration,
Defendant.
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After considering the Stipulated Motion of the parties submitted herein, Order hereby
grants that Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff’s attorney the sum of $9934.10 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) (EAJA
awards fees subject “to a federal administrative offset if the Litigant has outstanding federal
debts”) for full settlement of all claims for fees under EAJA.
If Plaintiff has no such federal debt, payment of $9934.10 shall be made to Plaintiff’s
attorneys, Drew L. Johnson, PC, and mailed to their office at 1700 Valley River Drive, Eugene,
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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.
IT IS SO ORDERED this day of _3_0_t_h_ o_f_ _Ju_l_y_______________, 2020
/a/ Anna J. Brown
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U.S. District Senior Judge/
PRESENTED BY:
By: /s/ DREW L. JOHNSON
Drew L. Johnson, OSB #75200
Of Attorneys for Plaintiff
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