IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, SPRINGFIELD DIVISION GREGORY J. WALKER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 20-cv-3096 ) ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner ) of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION TOM SCHANZLE-HASKINS, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE: The Application for Brief in Support of Relief Under the Equal Access to Justice Act Pursuant to Sentence Four Remand (d/e 22) (Motion) is ALLOWED. The Defendant does not object to the award of attorney fees sought in the Motion. See Commissioner’s Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (d/e 23). This Court awards Plaintiff $3,330.00 in attorney fees (the “Award”). The Award fully and completely satisfies any and all claims for fees, costs, and expenses that may have been payable to Plaintiff in this case under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA),

. The Award belongs to Plaintiff, but Plaintiff may, and has, assigned

his right to the Award to his attorney Vicki A. Dempsey. See Motion, at 3, and attached Fee Agreement. The United States may also take an offset against the Award to satisfy any pre-existing debts that Plaintiff owes the

United States. See Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010). If the United States determines that all or any portion of the Award is not subject to offset for such debts, Defendant shall pay the portion of the Award not

subject to offset to Plaintiff’s attorney Vicki A. Dempsey. ENTER: November 10, 2020

s/ Tom Schanzle-Haskins TOM SCHANZLE-HASKINS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE