UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION REBECCA SMITH, ) Plaintiff, V. ) No. 2:19-cv-00233-JPH-MJD ANDREW M. SAUL Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, ) Defendant. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES Defendant Andrew Saul has moved for an agreed order granting Plaintiff $9,045.49 in attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"),

(d). Dkt [22]. Plaintiff Rebecca Smith has consented to the amount and method of payment.

. The Court therefore GRANTS the motion, dkt. [22], and awards Plaintiff $9,045.49 in attorney fees under the EAJA. Any fees paid belong to Ms. Smith and not her attorney and can be offset to satisfy any pre-existing debt that the litigant owes the United States. Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010). SO ORDERED. Date: 11/23/2020

James Patrick Hanlon United States District Judge Southern District of Indiana

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