Watson v. Commissioner of Social Security

U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones

10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 11 AT SEATTLE RAMONA CAROL WATSON, 3:19-cv-05029-RAJ 13 Plaintiff, 14 vs. 15 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ORDER Defendant.

It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $3,239.30 shall be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Attorney fees 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). Attorney fees are paid pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1920.

If Plaintiff has no such debt, then the check shall be made out to Plaintiff’s attorney and mailed to Plaintiff’s attorney’s office as follows: Kevin Kerr, P.O. Box 14490, Portland, OR 97293. If Plaintiff has a debt, then the check for any remaining funds after offset of the debt shall be made to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff's attorney's office at the address stated above.

3 DATED this 2nd day of March, 2020.

4 A The Honorable Richard A. Jones United States District Judge