Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security ( 2024 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION EMILY J., Plaintiff, Case No. 2:23-cv-4114 v. JUDGE EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR. Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. ORDER This matter is before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion, entitled Joint Motion for an Award of Attorneys’ Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (ECF No. 14.) The Court hereby GRANTS the parties’ Joint Motion and awards Plaintiff EAJA fees in the amount of $3,002.00. After the Court enters this award, counsel for the parties shall verify that Plaintiff owes no pre-existing debt to the United States subject to offset, consistent with Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. 586 (2010). 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 and counsel. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. 9/19/2024 s/Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. DATE EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE