(SS) Mercado v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

-------------------------------------------------------------x MARIA MERCADO, Dkt#: 2:22-CV-02155-AC

Plaintiff,

- against -

COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL

SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,

Defendant. -------------------------------------------------------------x

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties through their undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that the parties have come to a resolution of an Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) fee amount. IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that Plaintiff shall be awarded Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and Zero Cents ($8,750.00) in attorney fees, under EAJA 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in full satisfaction of any claims for fees and expenses pursuant to EAJA. This amount represents compensation for all legal services rendered on behalf of Plaintiff by counsel in connection with this civil action, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). The Court should award payment of the EAJA fees directly to Plaintiff, and the payment should be sent in care of Plaintiff’s counsel. See Astrue v Ratliff, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2524-2529 (2010). After …