1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3

4 KEVIN CAREY, Case No. 2:24-cv-05609-SK

5 Plaintiff, ORDER AWARDING EAJA FEES 6 vs. 7

8 FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security, 9

10 Defendant.

11 12 13 WHEREAS The Plaintiff has filed a joint motion for seeking an award of 14 attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act; it is hereby 15 ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s joint motion for attorney’s fees is GRANTED 16 17 and Plaintiff is awarded $9,500.00 in attorney’s fees. 18 Under Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010), EAJA fees belong 19 to Plaintiff and are subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program,

21 3716(c)(3)(B). If, after receiving the Court’s EAJA fee order, the Commissioner 22 determines that Plaintiff has assigned the right to EAJA fees to counsel and Plaintiff 23 does not owe a debt that is subject to offset under the Treasury Offset Program, then 24 25 EAJA fees may be made payable to Plaintiff’s counsel, KONOSKI & PARTNERS, 26 P.C., by either electronic funds transfer or check. If Plaintiff owes a debt under the 27 1 || Treasury Offset Program, any remaining EAJA fees after offset will be made by 2 || check payable to Plaintiff. 3 : IT IS ORDERED this 22nd __ day of December, 2025.

Steve Kim, U.S. Magistrate Judge 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

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