IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS NORTHERN DIVISION NIKI PLATZ PLAINTIFF

VS. No. 3:22-cv-00034 PSH

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DEFENDANT

ORDER

Now before the Court is the plaintiff Niki Platz’s (“Platz”) motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”),

. Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi (“Kijakazi”) does not oppose the motion. T h e motion is GRANTED, and the EAJA award in the amount of $3,701.09 ($3,679.10

in fees and $21.99 in expenses) is approved. The Court finds nothing unreasonable about the hours of work performed or the hourly rate requested. Because the award belongs to Platz, and not her attorney, as set forth in Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010), the Department of Treasury shall issue payment of this award by check made payable to Platz, in care of her attorney, Stephanie Bartels Wallace, and shall mail the check to Ms. Wallace at her Jonesboro, Arkansas address. 1 IT IS SO ORDERED this 30th day of November, 2022.

UNITED STATES 7 JUDGE