IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION

P.R.T., : : Plaintiff, : : v. : No. 5:24-cv-00424-CHW : COMMISSIONER OF : Social Security Appeal SOCIAL SECURITY : : Defendant. :

ORDER In a prior Order, the Court granted the Commissioner’s unopposed motion to remand (Doc. 13) and remanded this case pursuant to sentence four of

(g). (Doc. 14). Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”),

. (Doc. 16). Plaintiff requests attorney’s fees, in the amount of $6703.13 for 26.2 hours expended in litigating this case. (Docs. 16-1, 16-2). The Commissioner has not opposed Plaintiff’s request, the requested hours appear to be within a reasonable range, and Plaintiff’s fee calculations appear to comport with the Court’s formula established in Hartage v. Astrue, No. 4:09-cv-48,

(M.D. Ga. 2011). Plaintiff’s motion (Doc. 16) is GRANTED. It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded $6,703.13 in attorney’s fees under the EAJA. The fee award should be made payable to Plaintiff directly. Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010). If, however, the United States Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, the Commissioner may accept Plaintiff’s assignment of EAJA attorney’s fees (Doc. 16-4) and pay the awarded fees directly to Plaintiff’s counsel.

SO ORDERED, this 22nd day of May, 2025.

s/ Charles H. Weigle Charles H. Weigle United States Magistrate Judge