Opinion
Case No. 3:12cv00383
06-26-2014
District Judge Walter Herbert Rice
Chief Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington
DECISION AND ENTRY
This case is before the Court upon the parties' Stipulation To Award EAJA Fees (Doc. #15). The parties have jointly stipulated to, and petitioned for, an award of attorney fees, costs, and expenses in the total amount of $3,715.00 in full satisfaction and settlement of any and all claims Plaintiff may have under the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The parties further agree that any EAJA fees paid belong to Plaintiff and can be off'set to satisfy any pre-existing debt that Plaintiff owes the United States, pursuant to Astrue v. Ratliff, 560 U.S. ___, 130 S.Ct. 2521 (2010).
Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that:
1. The parties' Stipulation To Award EAJA Fees (Doc. #15) is accepted, and Defendant shall pay Plaintiff's attorney fees, costs, and expenses under 28 U.S.C. § 2412 in the total amount of $3,715.00;
2. Defendant shall verify, within thirty days of this Decision and Entry, whether or not Plaintiff owes a pre-existing debt to the United States subject to offset. If no such pre-existing debt exists, Defendant shall pay the EAJA award directly to Plaintiff's attorney; and
3. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court.
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Walter Herbert Rice
United States District Judge