United States District Court Northern District of New York Christine Hartson, ) Case No. 8:20-cv-00967-TJM-ML Plaintiff, ) ) Hon Miroslav Lovric vs. ) United States Magistrate Judge ) Kilolo Kijakazi, ) Acting Commissioner of the Social ) Document Electronically Filed Security Administration ) Defendant. ) Consent Order for Payment of Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the undersigned attorneys for the parties in the above-titled action that Plaintiff be awarded attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) (

) in the amount of seven thousand fifty-five dollars and 07/100 cents ($7,055.07). The award of attorney fees will satisfy all of Plaintiff’s claims for fees, costs, and expenses under

in this case. Any fees paid belong to Plaintiff and not to her attorney, and can be offset to satisfy pre-existing debt that Plaintiff owes the United States. Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010). After the Court enters this award, if Defendant can verify that Plaintiff owes no preexisting debt subject to offset, Defendant agrees to make the award payable to Plaintiff’s attorney pursuant to the EAJA assignment signed by Plaintiff and counsel. AND, the Court having reviewed the record in this matter; IT IS on this __1_3_th_ day of __O__c_to_b_e_r_____ , 2021; ORDERED that Plaintiff be awarded fees under EAJA in the amount of $7,055.07, and that the fees are payable to the Plaintiff, but if Plaintiff does not owe a debt subject to offset, payable to Plaintiff’s attorney. Thomas J. MgAvoy Senior, U.S. District Judge

The undersigned hereby consent to the form and entry of the within order. Dated: October 8, 2021 Kilolo Kijakazi, William R. Holland By Her Attorneys By Her Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon, Acting United States Attorney /s/ Rami M. Vanegas ! /s/ William R. Holland Rami M. Vanegas William R. Holland Special Assistant United States Attorney Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York DC Bar No. 701030 17 Hodskin Street Social Security Administration Canton, New York 13617 Office of the General Counsel (315) 386-4586 J.F.K. Federal Building, Room 625 [email protected] Boston, MA 02203 Bar No: 700896 (617) 565-1845 Rami. Vanegas @ssa.gov

' Signed by William R. Holland with consent from Rami M. Vanegas obtained by e-mail on October 8, 2021.