UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Karley Ann W., ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. 3:24-cv-125 ) v. ) Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr. ) Martin O’Malley, ) 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. #9) is accepted and the Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff's attorney fees in the amount of $400.00, and $402.00 in costs, for a total award of $802.00; 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: August 9, 2024 _s_/P__et_e_r_ B_._ S_i_lv_a_i_n_, _J_r_.__________ Peter B. Silvain, Jr.