ORDER AWARDING FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

It is hereby ORDERED that attorney fees in the amount of $8,300.00 are awarded to Plaintiff pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The amount of this award shall be paid to Plaintiff‘s attorney upon verification that Plaintiff validly assigned these EAJA fees to his attorney and that Plaintiff has no debt, which qualifies for offset against the award, pursuant to the Treasury Offset Program. See Astrue v. Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010). If Plaintiff has no such debt and there is a valid assignment, then a check shall be made out to Plaintiff‘s attorney, Rory Linerud, and mailed to Plaintiff‘s attorney.

ORDER - EAJA FEES 1If Plaintiff has a debt, and/or if there is no valid assignment, then a check for any remaining funds, after any offset of the debt, shall be made to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff‘s attorney‘s office at the address stated above. IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED this 16th day of May 2024.

s/ Mustafa T. Kasubhai

MUSTAFA T. KASUBHAI (He / Him)

United States Magistrate Judge

Presented by:

/s/ Rory J. Linerud

RORY J. LINERUD

Oregon State Bar #970061

Attorney for Plaintiff

Linerud Law Firm

PO Box 5734

Salem, OR 97304

Phone: (971) 218-6954

Email: Rory@LinerudLawFirm.com

Fax: (503) 877-6691

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