Butelo v. Commissioner Social Security Administration ( 2021 )

Sherwood J. Reese Sherwood.reese@comceast.net Drew L. Johnson, P.C. sherwoodreese@comcast.net 1700 Valley River Drive Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 434-6466 Attorneys for Plaintiff UNITED STATES COURT DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON MELINDA BUTELO, Civil No. 3:19-cv-1893-MC Plaintiff, ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES VS. PURSUANT TO EAJA Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant. After considering the Stipulated Motion of the parties submitted herein, Order hereby grants that Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff’s attorney the sum of $9,765.66 upon verification that Plaintiff has no debt to the government which qualifies for offset against the awarded fees, pursuant to the reasoning in Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 2527 (2010) (EAJA awards fees subject “to a federal administrative offset if the Litigant has outstanding federal debts”) for full settlement of all claims for fees under EAJA. 1 -ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO EAJA If Plaintiff has no such federal debt, payment of $9,765.66 shall be made to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Drew L. Johnson, P.C., and mailed to their office at 1700 Valley River Drive, Eugene, OR 97401. If Plaintiff has such debt, the check for any remaining funds after offset shall be made out to Plaintiff and mailed to counsel’s office at the address provided above. IT IS SO ORDERED this day of _____J_u_n_e_ _2_3________________, 2021 ___s_/M__i_ch_a_e_l_ J_._ M__c_S_h_a_n_e__________ U.S. District Judge PRESENTED BY: By: /s/ SHERWOOD J. REESE Sherwood J. Reese, OSB #144130 Of Attorneys for Plaintiff 2 – ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO EAJA