1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 JEFFREY ALAN WEISS, Case No.: 5:21-cv-00001-DOC-SHK 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING FEES 12 v. PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT 13 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 14 Defendant. 15 16 After this case was remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further 17 consideration, the parties settled upon fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act in the 18 amount of $1,200. 19 Because the requests are reasonable and supported, the Joint Motion for the Award 20 and Payment of Equal Access to Justice Act Fees and Expenses is GRANTED in the 21 amount of $1,200 to be paid by the Social Security Administration. Pursuant to Astrue v. 22 Ratliff,

(2010), that fee is payable to Plaintiff and may be subject to an 23 offset to satisfy any pre-existing debt he may owe the United States. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 26 Date: 8/24/2021 ___________________________________ 27 HON. SHASHI H KEWALRAMANI 28 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE