Peruzzi v. Commissioner of Social Security

5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON ) ROBERT A. PERUZZI, ) Civil No. 2:24 -cv-5956 BAT ) 8 Plaintiff, ) ORDER FOR EAJA FEES, COSTS & vs. ) EXPENSES 9 ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ) ORDER Based upon the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. §2412, 28 U.S.C. §1910, and Plaintiff’s EAJA petition and the assignment of EAJA fees to Plaintiff’s attorney by Plaintiff, as well as the stipulation of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED that: EAJA attorney’s fees of $10,879.49 and expenses of $5.11 (postage) and costs of $411.30 (filing fee & copies) for a total of $11,295.90 shall: 1) Be awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2531-2, 177 L.Ed.2d 91 (2010) and delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel, Rosemary B. Schurman; however, 2) If the U.S. Department of the Treasury verifies to the Office of General Counsel that Plaintiff does not owe a debt, the government will honor Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA Fees and pay EAJA fees and expenses directly to Rosemary B. Schurman via electronic fund transfer or check.

3) Costs under 28 U.S.C. §1910 shall be payable to Rosemary B. Schurman via electronic fund transfer or check.

1 Dated this 19th day of May, 2025 2 A BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA 4 United States Magistrate Judge

9 Presented by: s/Rosemary B. Schurman Rosemary Schurman, WSBA 11451 Attorney for Plaintiff PO Box 65194 Port Ludlow, WA 98365 425-821-8577 Approved for entry: s/Rosemary B. Schurman for (signed per authorization) John B. Drenning Special Assistant US Attorney, OGC-SSA