Ritter v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

District Court, D. Oregon

Ritter v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Trial Court Opinion

NATALIE K. WIGHT, OSB #035576 United States Attorney District of Oregon RENATA GOWIE, OSB #175273 Civil Division Chief 1000 SW Third Avenue, Suite 600 Portland, OR 97204-2936 Telephone: (503) 727-1021 Fax: (503) 727-1117 [email protected]

LISA GOLDOFTAS Special Assistant United States Attorney Office of Program Litigation, Office 7 Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 M/S 221A Seattle, WA 98104-7075 Telephone: (206) 615-3858 Fax: (206) 615-2531 [email protected]

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF OREGON

MARYKAY RITTER, Civil No. 3:21-cv-01463-AA

Plaintiff,

vs. ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT ADMINISTRATION

Defendant.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees in the amount of $8,700.00 (Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars) and costs for filing fees in the amount of $400.00 (Four Hundred Dollars) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA),

28 U.S.C. §2412

, subject to any offset as described in Astrue v. Ratliff,

130 S.Ct. 2521

(2010). Any checks shall be mailed to the business address of Plaintiff’s counsel: Maren Miller Bam, Salus Law, PLLC, 8513 W. 9th Avenue, Kennewick, WA, 99336. If it is determined that Plaintiff’s EAJA fees are not subject to any offset allowed under the Department of the Treasury’s Offset Program, the check for EAJA fees shall be made payable to Salus Law, PLLC based upon

Plaintiff’s assignment of these amounts to Plaintiff’s attorney. IT IS SO ORDERED this _5_t_h__ day of _____O__ct_o_b_e_r_______ 2022. _/_s_/A__n_n_ A__ik_e_n_____________________________ ANN AIKEN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Submitted by: NATALIE K. WIGHT, OSB #035576 United States Attorney RENATA GOWIE, OSB #175273 Civil Division Chief s/ Lisa Goldoftas LISA GOLDOFTAS Special Assistant United States Attorney of Attorneys for Defendant

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