Ford v. Commissioner of Social Security
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Opinion
UNITED STATES DISRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION
ANITA F.,
Plaintiff, Case No. 2:21-cv-3632 v. JUDGE EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR. Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (ECF No. 11.) The Court hereby GRANTS the parties’ joint motion and awards Plaintiff EAJA fees of $2,900.00 and costs of $402.00, for a total award of $3,302.00. (Id.) Consistent with Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010), counsel for the parties shall verify whether Plaintiff owes a preexisting debt to the United States subject to offset. If no such pre-existing debt exists, Defendant shall pay the EAJA award directly to Plaintiff’s counsel pursuant to the EAJA assignment signed by Plaintiff. This case is to remain closed on the docket of this Court. IT IS SO ORDERED.
1/25/2022 s/Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. DATE EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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