UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION

PATRICIA BRADLEY-BELL,

Plaintiff, v. Case No. 8:18-cv-863-T-AAS

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,1

Defendant. ______________________________________/

ORDER

Patricia Bradley-Bell moves for an award of attorney’s fees, which the Commissioner does not oppose. (Docs. 24-27). Ms. Bradley-Bell requests $6,544.08 in attorney’s fees, under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA),

. The EAJA permits awards for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses to a prevailing party against the United States.

. The June 13, 2019 order remanded the Commissioner’s final decision under sentence four of

(g) for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. 22). The Clerk entered judgment in Ms. Bradley-Bell’s favor. (Doc. 23). Ms. Bradley-Bell now requests an award of attorney’s fees under the EAJA. (Doc. 24).

1 On June 17, 2019, Andrew Saul became Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Mr. Saul is substituted as a party in Nancy Berryhill’s place. 1 The Commissioner does not contest the following: Ms. Bradley-Bell is the prevailing party; Ms. Bradley-Bell’s net worth was less than $2 million when she filed her complaint; the Commissioner’s position was not substantially justified; no special circumstances make an attorney's fees award unjust; and Ms. Bradley-Bell’s attorney's fees request is reasonable. A court should grant a Social Security claimant’s request for attorney’s fees when it is unopposed. See Jones v. Colvin, No. 8:13-cv-2900-T-33AEP,

(M.D. Fla. Nov. 30, 2015) (awarding unopposed attorney's fees request). Therefore, Ms. Bradley-Bell is entitled to $3,905.20 in attorney’s fees. Attorney’s fees awarded to a claimant under the EAJA can be offset to satisfy the claimant’s pre-existing debt to the United States. Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010). Following this order, the United States Department of the Treasury will determine whether Ms. Bradley-Bell owes a debt to the United States. Ms. Bradley- Bell assigned her rights to EAJA fees to her attorney. So, if Ms. Bradley-Bell has no federal debt, the United States will accept her assignment of EAJA fees and pay the fees directly to counsel. Accordingly, Ms. Bradley-Bell’s motion for attorney’s fees under the EAJA (Doc. GRANTED. Ms. Bradley-Bell is awarded $6,544.08 in attorney’s fees. ORDERED in Tampa, Florida on August 15, 2019. Aranda. Arne ih Sane. AMANDA ARNOLD SANSONE United States Magistrate Judge