Koch v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

District Court, D. Oregon

Koch v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Trial Court Opinion

Sherwood J. Reese [email protected] Luke Moen-Johnson [email protected] Drew L. Johnson, P.C. 1700 Valley River Drive, Suite 100 Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 434-6466

Attorneys for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES COURT DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF OREGON

CHRISTOPHER K., Civil No. 6:22-cv-00412-HZ 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 the sum of $12,200.00 in attorney fees 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 1 – ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO EAJA debts”) for full settlement of all claims for fees under EAJA. Costs for court filing-fees shall be awarded to Plaintiff attorney in the sum of $402.00 pursuant to

28 U.S.C. §1920

. If Plaintiff has no outstanding federal debt, payment of $12,200.00 in attorney fees plus $402.00 reimbursement of Court filing-fees 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 ____M__a_rc_h__ _2_8_____________, 2023

______________________________ U.S. District Judge/Magistrate Judge

PRESENTED BY:

By: /s/ SHERWOOD J. REESE Sherwood J. Reese, OSB #144130 Of Drew L. Johnson, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff

2 – ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO EAJA

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