EAJA 1 -ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO EAJA awards fees subject “to a federal administrative offset if the Litigant has outstanding federal debts”
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- EAJA 1 -ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO 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@comceast.net
Luke Moen-Johnson
sherwoodreese@comcast.net
Drew L. Johnson, P.C.
1700 Valley River Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 434-6466
Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES COURT DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON
CHERYL LEE B.,
Civil No. 6:21-cv-00042-BR
Plaintiff,
ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES
VS. PURSUANT TO EAJA
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 $11,000.00 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
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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 $11,000.00 shall be made to Plaintiff’s
attorneys, Drew L. Johnson, P.C., and mailed to their office at 1700 Valley River Drive, Suite
100, 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.
IT IS SO ORDERED this day of July 25, 2022
/s/ Anna J. Brown
______________________________
U.S. District Senior Judge
PRESENTED BY:
By: /s/ SHERWOOD J. REESE
Sherwood J. Reese, OSB #144130
Of Drew L. Johnson, P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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