UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION

JACQUELINE WARREN,

Plaintiff, v. Case No. 8:21-cv-66-AAS

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,1

Defendant. ______________________________________/ ORDER

Jacqueline Warren moves for attorney’s fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA),

. (Doc. 23). The Commissioner does not oppose the motion. (Id. at 2). Ms. Warren requests $5,595.62 in attorney’s fees. (Id. at 7). The EAJA permits awards for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to a prevailing party against the United States.

. An August 19, 2022 order remanded the Commissioner’s final decision under sentence four of

(g) for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. 21). The Clerk entered judgment in Ms. Warren’s favor. (Doc. 22).

1 Kilolo Kijakazi is now the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. Under Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi should be substituted for Commissioner Andrew M. Saul as the defendant. No further action needs to be taken to continue this matter because of the last sentence of section 205(g) of the Social Security Act.

(g). The Commissioner does not contest the following: Ms. Warren is the prevailing party; Ms. Warren’s net worth was less than $2 million when she filed her complaint; the Commissioner’s position was not substantially justified; and Ms. Warren’s attorney’s fees request are reasonable. (Doc. 28, pp. 3-7). 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). Thus, Ms. Warren is entitled to $5,595.62 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 an order, the United States Department of the Treasury will determine whether Mr. Smith owes a debt to the United States. Ms. Warren assigned her rights to EAJA fees to her attorney. (Doc. 22, Ex. 1). So, if Ms. Warren has no federal debt, the United States will accept her assignment of EAJA fees and pay the fees directly to counsel. Accordingly, itis ORDERED that Ms. Warren motion for attorney’s fees under the EAJA (Doc. 28) be GRANTED. Ms. Warren is awarded $5,595.62 in attorney’s fees. ORDERED in Tampa, Florida on October 26, 2022. Aranda. Arne hh Sanne. AMANDA ARNOLD SANSONE United States Magistrate Judge