Brown v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 3:2016cv00160 - Document 17 (S.D. Ohio 2017)

Court Description: DECISION AND ENTRY - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: 1. The Parties' Joint Stipulation for an Award of Attorney Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. # 16 ) is accepted and the Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff's attorney fees, c osts, and expenses in the total amount of $4,000.00; 2. Counsel for the parties 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 counsel pursuant to the EAJA assignment signed by Plaintiff and counsel; and 3. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 9/20/17. (pb)