(SS) Martinez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MAXINE MARTINEZ, Case No. 1:20-cv-00728-CDB (SS)

Plaintiff, ORDER ON STIPULATION FOR

ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO THE

v. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. 28) Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is the stipulated request of Plaintiff Maxine Martinez (“Plaintiff”) for the award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (Doc. 28). Plaintiff requests an award of attorney’s fees in the amount of $10,027.35 to counsel for Plaintiff, Jonathan O. Pena. Id. On May 30, 2024, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanding this action for further proceedings under sentence four 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Doc. 25). The Court held the Administrative Law Judge erred by failing to provide specific and legitimate reasons supported by substantial evidence in the record to discount Drs. Farshid Yadegar and Mario Ochoa. …