Ferguson v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

District Court, D. Oregon

Ferguson v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Trial Court Opinion

Bruce W. Brewer, OSB No. 925581 [email protected] PO Box 421 West Linn, OR 97068 503-621-6633 Attorney for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON

ROBERT FERGUSON, Case No. 3:18-cv-01439-BR Plaintiff, ORDER (EAJA FEES) VS. COMMISSIONER, of Social Security Administration, Defendant.

It is hereby ORDERED that, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act,

28 U.S.C. § 2412

, an attorney fee in the amount of $5,564.16 is awarded to Plaintiff. The Court finds the fee to be reasonable and warranted under the Equal Access to Justice Act.

28 U.S.C. § 2412

et. seq. It is further ORDERED that the aforementioned attorney fee shall be paid directly to Plaintiffs attorney if Plaintiff has no debt which qualifies for offset against the awarded fees under the Treasury Offset Program as discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff,

130 S.Ct. 2521

(2010). If Plaintiff has no such debt, then it is ORDERED that the check shall be made payable to Plaintiff's attorney, Bruce Brewer, and mailed to him at PO Box 421, West Linn, OR 97068. If Plaintiff has such

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debt, then it is ORDERED that the check for any remaining funds after offset of the debt shall be made payable to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff's attorney's mailing address stated above. There are no costs or expenses to be paid herein.

DATED this □□ Yay of Naveyrbl/ , 2019,

The Honorable Anna‘J. Brown United States District Court Judge Submitted by: Bruce W. Brewer, OSB No. 925581 503-621-6633, Attorney for Plaintiff

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