Bair v. Commissioner of Social Security

U.S. Magistrate Judge David W. Christel 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 10 TACOMA DIVISION SHERRI LYNN BAIR, 3:19-cv-05972-DWC 12 Plaintiff, 13 vs. ORDER ON EAJA ATTORNEY’S FEES 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $2,251.82 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).

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 19th day of August, 2020.

A David W. Christel United States Magistrate Judge

Presented by: s/ Kevin Kerr KEVIN KERR, WSB #47715 Schneider Kerr & Robichaux PO Box 14490 Portland, OR 97293 (503) 255-9092 [email protected]