Rory J. Linerud, OSB # 970061 Rory@LinerudLawFirm; [email protected] Linerud Law Firm PO Box 5734 Salem, OR 97304 Phone: (971) 218-6954 Attorney for Plaintiff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON PORTLAND DIVISION

KENNETH C. ERB, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL No. 3:22-CV-01161-MK ) COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL ) ORDER AWARDING FEES SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ) PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ) ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT ) Defendant. )

It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $7,500.00 are awarded to

Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA),

. The amount of

this award shall be paid to Plaintiff’s attorney upon verification that Plaintiff validly assigned

these EAJA fees to his attorney and that Plaintiff has no debt, which qualifies for offset against

the award, pursuant to the Treasury Offset Program. See Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010).

If Plaintiff has no such debt and there is a valid assignment, then a check shall be made out to

Plaintiff’s attorney, Rory Linerud, and mailed to Plaintiff’s attorney’s office mailing address

as follows: Rory J. Linerud PO Box 5734 Salem, OR 97304 If Plaintiff has a debt, and/or if there is no valid assignment, then a check for any remaining funds, after any offset of the debt, shall be made to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff’s attorney’s office at the address stated above. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this 22nd day of August 2023.

s/ Mustafa T. Kasubhai MUSTAFA T. KASUBHAI (He / Him) United States Magistrate Judge

Presented by: /s/ Rory J. Linerud RORY J. LINERUD Oregon State Bar #970061 Attorney for Plaintiff Linerud Law Firm PO Box 5734 Salem, OR 97304 Phone: (971)218-6954 Email: [email protected] Fax: (503)877-6691