Carson v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

District Court, D. Oregon

Carson v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON CALVIN K. CARSON, Case No. 3:24-cv-01492-AR Plaintiff, vs. ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY FEES PER

28 U.S.C. § 2412

(d) & COSTS PER 28 COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY USS.C. § 1920 ADMINISTRATION, Defendant It is hereby ORDERED that, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act,

28 U.S.C. § 2412

, an attorney fee in the amount of $8,500 is awarded to Plaintiff and costs of $0 for the filing fee, to be paid separately from the Judgment Fund, pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 1920

. It is ordered that the attorney fee will be paid to Plaintiff's attorney, dependent upon verification that Plaintiff has no debt which qualifies for offset against the awarded fees, pursuant to the Treasury Offset Program as discussed in Astrue v. Ratliff,

130 S.Ct. 2521

(2010). If Plaintiff has no such debt, then the check shall be made payable to Plaintiff's attorney and mailed to Plaintiff's attorney’s mailing address at: 2625 Alcatraz Ave, # 208, Berkeley, CA 94705. If Plaintiff has such debt, then the check for any remaining funds after offset of the debt shall be made payable to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff's attorney's mailing address stated above.

IT IS SO ORDERED: May 23, 2025

Hon\] eH Anmistead UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE SUDGE Proposed Order submitted: May 21, 2025

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