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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BETHANY K., Case No.: 24cv710-LR

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION FOR THE AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES

MICHELLE KING, Acting Commissioner

PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL

of Social Security,2 ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT,

U.S.C. §§ 1920, 2412(d) 16 Defendant. [ECF No. 18]

18 On April 19, 2024, Plaintiff Brian O. filed a complaint against the Commissioner 19 of the Social Security Administration (“Defendant”), seeking judicial review of 20 Defendant’s decision to deny Plaintiff disability insurance benefits. (See Compl., ECF 21 No. 1.) On November 5, 2024, the Court issued an order granting the parties’ joint 22

24 1 In the interest of privacy, this Order uses only the first name and initial of the last name of the non- government party or parties in this case. See S.D. Cal. Civ. R. 7.1(e)(6)(b). 26 2 Plaintiff named Martin O’Malley, who was the Commissioner of…