UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION

SHEILA R. PACK, : : Plaintiff, : Case No. 2:20-cv-1822 : v. : Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley : COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL : Magistrate Judge Elizabeth P. Deavers SECURITY, : : Defendant. :

ORDER This cause coming before the Court on the joint motion of the parties, due notice having been given, and the Court being fully advised, it is therefore ORDERED that: 1. The parties’ amended Joint Motion For An Award of Attorney Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act (“EAJA”) is ACCEPTED. (ECF No. 27). The Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff’s attorney’s fees in the amount of $4,600.00. 2. The parties’ original Joint Motion For An Award of Attorney Fees Under The Equal Access To Justice Act is DISMISSED AS MOOT. (ECF No. 26). 3. Counsel for the parties shall verify whether or not Plaintiff owes a pre-existing debt to the United States subject to offset, consistent with Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010). If no such pre-existing debt exists, Defendant shall pay the EAJA award directly to Plaintiff’s counsel pursuant to the EAJA assignment signed by Plaintiff and counsel. 4. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Le MARBL Meas CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DATED: November 17, 2021