(SS) Weathers v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES MARCUS WEATHERS, Case No. 1:24-cv-00048-HBK1 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT MARTIN O’MALLEY, (Doc. No. 19)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY, Defendant. 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees filed on July 8, 2024. (Doc. No. 19). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Francesco P. Benavides of the Law Offices of Francesco Benavides, in the amount of $7,500.00 in attorney fees and expenses, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On June 24, 2024, this Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for a remand and remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 17). Judgment was entered the same…