UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON JOSEPH LOWE, Civil No. 3:23-cv-00621-AA Plaintiff, v. ORDER FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Defendant. Finding that all the criteria for an application for attorney’s fees have been met pursuant to

(d), and there being no objection, IT IS ORDERED. Plaintiff is awarded reasonable attorney’s fees in the amount of $3,725. 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 made out to Plaintiff but delivered to Plaintiff’ s attorney. IT IS SO ORDERED this ___2_1_st____ day of May , 2024.

__/s_/_A_n_n_ _A_i_k_e_n________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Submitted by: s/Corinne Schram CORINNE SCHRAM OSB#160234 Attorney for Plaintiff (503)243-2081 ext. 217