Umphress v. Commissioner Social Security Administration ( 2019 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON JULIE ANN UMPHRESS, 3:17-cv-01404-CL Plaintiff, vs. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $6,285.79 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: Merrill Schneider, 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. DATED this __2_9_th_ day of ___O_c_t_o_b_er___________, 2019. __/s_/M__i_c_h_a_el_ _J._ M__c_S_h_a_n_e____________ Michael J. McShane United States District Judge