Opinion
Civil No.2:11-06104-RE
06-18-2012
STEVEN LEE JORDAN, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant.
PRESENTED BY: Drew L. Johnson, OSB #75200 Of Attorneys for Plaintiff
Drew L, Johnson
Kathryn Tassinari
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES
PURSUANT TO EAJA
After considering the Motion for Attorney Fees herein, Order is hereby granted that Commissioner shall pay for full settlement of all claims for fees under EAJA the sum of $4487.66 and expenses of $18.96 (Service expense), for a total of $4506.62. Court filing-fees shall be awarded to Plaintiff attorney in the sum of $350.00 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1920.
Upon verification that Plaintiff has no debt to the government which qualifies for offse against the awarded fees, pursuant to the reasoning in Astrue v. Ratliff, __, U.S. __, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2527 (2010) (EAJA awards fees subject "to a federal administrative offset if the Litigant has outstanding federal debts"), payment of $4506.62 plus $350.00 costs shall be made to Plaintiff's attorney and mailed to his 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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U.S. District Judge
PRESENTED BY:
By: ______________________
Drew L. Johnson, OSB #75200
Of Attorneys for Plaintiff