IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION Alice R., ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No.: 2:22-CV-02218 v. ) ) Magistrate Judge Silvain Kilolo Kijakazi, ) Acting Commissioner of Social 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' Joint Stipulation for an Award of Attorney's Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. #16) is accepted and the Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff's attorney fees in the amount of $4,025.00 and costs in the amount of $0, for a total award of $4,025.00; 2. Counsel for the parties shall verify whether or not Plaintiff owes a preexisting debt to the United States subject to offset, consistent with Astrue v. Ratliff,

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(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 3. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: December 15, 2022 _s_/P_e_t_e_r _B_._ S_i_lv_a_i_n_, _J_r._________ Peter B. Silvain, Jr. United States Magistrate Judge