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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO 
EASTERN DIVISION 
BRITTANY S., 
Pl
aintiff, 
v. 
COM
MISSIONER OF SOCIAL 
SECURITY, 
Defendant. 
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:25-CV -00311 
Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.
Magistrate Judge Caroline H. Gentry 
ORDE
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This cause coming before the Court on the Parties’ Joint Motion for Attorney Fees 
(ECF No. 16), 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 (EAJA) is  accepted and the Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff’s attorney fees
in
 the amount of $7,000.00 and costs in the amount of $0, for a total award of $7,000.00;
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, 130 S. Ct. 2521, 560
U.S.
 586 (2010).  If no such preexisting 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 OR DERED. 
EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR. 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
DATE
The Parties’ Joint Motion for Attorney Fees (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED.
6/8/2026      s/Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. 
Case: 2:25-cv-00311-EAS-CHG Doc #: 17 Filed: 06/08/26 Page: 1 of 1  PAGEID #: <pageID>

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