UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

THOMAS GERARD MADER,

Plaintiff, Case No. 16-cv-1705-pp v.

COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,

Defendant.

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION FOR AWARD UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (DKT. NO. 26)

On February 26, 2020, the parties filed a Stipulated Motion to an Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act,

, asking the court to enter an order awarding attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Dkt. No. 26. The court APPROVES the stipulation and GRANTS the parties’ motion for award under the EAJA. Dkt. No. 26. The court ORDERS that the defendant shall pay to the plaintiff an award of attorneys’ fees in the amount of $6,600, in full satisfaction and settlement of any and all claims the plaintiff may have in this case under the EAJA. The court awards these fees to the plaintiff, not the plaintiff’s attorney, and under Astrue v. Ratliff,

(2010), the United States may offset the award to satisfy pre-existing debts that the litigant owes the United States. If counsel for the parties verify that the plaintiff owes no pre-existing debt subject to offset, the defendant shall direct that the award be made payable to the plaintiffs attorney, pursuant to the EAJA assignment duly signed by the plaintiff and counsel. Dated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 27th day of February, 2020. BY THE COURT:

. PAMELA PEPPER Chief United States District Judge