United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Southern Division Jennifer Shively, Plaintiff, vs. Civil Action No. 7:24-cv-00419-FL Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. Order THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE COURT on the Plaintiff’s Consent Motion for Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act

(d)(1)(A) filed on December 13, 2024. Having reviewed the motion, supporting materials, memorandum in support, and the case file, the Court determines that Plaintiff should be awarded an attorney’s fee under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”),

(d), in the amount of $3,000.00. IT IS ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s Motion for Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act

(d)(1)(A) filed is GRANTED, to the extent that the

Court will award attorney fees in the amount of $3,000.00, and that under Comm’r of Soc. Sec. v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. --,

(2010), the fee award will first be subject to offset any debt Plaintiff may owe to the United States. The Commissioner will determine whether Plaintiff owes a debt to the United States. If so, the debt will

be satisfied first, and if any funds remain, they will be made payable to Plaintiff and mailed to Plaintiff’s counsel. If the United States Department of the Treasury reports to the Commissioner that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, in that case, the government will exercise its discretion and honor an assignment of EAJA fees and

pay the awarded fees directly to Plaintiff's counsel. No additional petition pursuant to

(d) shall be filed. SO ORDERED, this 8th day of _ January ,20 25

Phau 1 Pleaser Louise W. Flanagan United States District Judge