UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON JENNIFER MARIE DAVIDSON, Civil No. 3:23-cv-00872-AR Plaintiff, ORDER v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. For the reasons set forth in the parties’ stipulated motion for attorney fees under the Equal

Access to Justice Act (EAJA),

, et seq., and good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 1. Plaintiff is here by awarded $13,000.00 in fees and expenses under the EAJA. Under Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010), EAJA fees awarded by this Court belong to the Plaintiff and are subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program (

(c)(3)(B) (2006)). Any EAJA fees should therefore be awarded to Plaintiff and not to Plaintiff’ s attorney. If, after receiving the Court’s EAJA fee order, the Commissioner (1) determines that Plaintiff has assigned her right to EAJA fees to her attorney; (2) determines that Plaintiff does not owe a debt that is subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program, and (3) agrees to waive the

requirements of the Anti-Assignment Act, then the EAJA fees will be made payable to Plaintiff’ s attorney. However, if there is a debt owed under the Treasury Offset Program, the Commissioner cannot agree to waive the requirements of the Anti-Assignment Act, and the remaining EAJA fees after offset will be paid by a check or electronic fund transfer (EFT) made out to Plaintiff but delivered to Plaintiff’s attorney. 2. Plaintiff is awarded costs, as provided in

, in the amount of $402.00. Payment of costs may be made either by EFT or by check. . IT IS SO ORDERED this __8_th_ _ _ _ _ _ d a y o f _ _J_u_ly________ 2024.

______/s_/_ J_e_f_f _A_r_m_i_s_te_a_d_ ________________ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Submitted by:

NATALIE K. WRIGHT, OSB #035576 United States Attorney District of Oregon KEVIN DANIELSON, OSB #065860 Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Mathew Pile Associate General Counsel Office of Program Litigation, Office 7

s/ Delores Montgomery DELORES MONTGOMERY, CA BAR #267878 Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Office of Program Litigation, Office 3 Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration Attorneys for Defendant