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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUDY T., Case No.: 24-cv-00719-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

v. JOINT MOTION FOR THE AWARD

AND PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY

MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of

FEES AND EXPENSES PURSUANT

Social Security, TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO Defendant. JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)

AND COSTS PURSUANT TO

U.S.C. § 1920

18 [ECF No. 14] 19 Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion for the Award and Payment of Attorney Fees and Expenses Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and Costs Pursuant To 28 U.S.C. § 1920 (“Joint Motion”). (ECF No. 14.) For the following reasons, the Joint Motion is GRANTED IN PART. I. BACKGROUND On April 22, 2024, Plaintiff Rudy T. (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of a decision by the Commissioner of Social Security (the…