(SS) Farrington v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KELLY FARRINGTON, Case No. 1:23-cv-01374-HBK2 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT MARTIN O’MALLEY, (Doc. No. 21)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,1 Defendant. 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees filed on August 15, 2024. (Doc. No. 21). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Jonathan O. Peña of Peña & Bromberg, PLC, in the amount of $6,000.00 in attorney fees and expenses, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On May 17, 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 25 1 Martin O’Malley, who became the Commissioner of Social Security on December 20, 2023, is 26 …