UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

CHERYL D.1 ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Civil No. 3:24-cv-01515-GCS ) COMMISSIONER of SOCIAL ) SECURITY, ) ) Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

SISON, Magistrate Judge:

Pending before the Court is a joint motion for award of attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. (Doc. 25). Plaintiff seeks $6,649.45 in fees. Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), it is hereby ordered that Plaintiff is awarded $6,649.45 for attorney fees and expenses in full satisfaction of any and all claims for attorney fees and expenses that may be payable to Plaintiff in this matter under the EAJA,

. Any fees paid belong to Plaintiff and not Plaintiff’s attorney and can be offset to satisfy any pre-existing debt that the litigant owes the United States. See Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010). If Defendant can verify that Plaintiff does not owe a pre- existing debt to the government subject to the offset, Defendant will direct that the award

1 Plaintiff’s full name will not be used in this Memorandum & Order due to privacy concerns. See FED. R. CIV. PROC. 5.2(c) and the Advisory Committee Notes thereto.

Page 1 of 2 be made payable to Cody T. Marvin pursuant to the EAJA assignment duly signed by Plaintiff. If payment is mailed, as compared to electronically deposited, it shall be mailed to counsel’s address of record: Marvin & Associates, P.C. 630 Davis Street, Suite 300 Evanston, IL 60201. IT IS SO ORDERED. Digitally signed by DATED: February 7, 2025. . Judge Sison Shek €. 23o- ate: 2025.02.07 10:33:34 -06'00' GILBERT C. SISON United States Magistrate Judge

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