UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON PORTLAND DIVISION KELLINA M., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL No. 3:22-cv-01997-YY ) 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 $7,850.00 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 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 ___2_1_s_t______ day of _D__e_ce_m__b_e_r__, 2023. /s/ Youlee Yim You HONORABLE YOULEE YIM YOU 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