Robert Childress Jr. v. United States Attorney General

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 5:24-00492 AH (ADS) Date: February 14, 2025 Title: Ahmad Lewis v. Martin O’Malley

Present: The Honorable Autumn D. Spaeth, United States Magistrate Judge

Kristee Hopkins None Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present

Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DENYING STIPULATION FOR

ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS

TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (DKT. NO. 21)

Before the Court is the Stipulation for Award and Payment of Attorney Fees and Expenses Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (the “Stipulation”). (Dkt. No. 21.) The Stipulation is not supported by sufficient and appropriately authenticated evidence to justify the fee award requested. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(B) (requiring an “itemized statement” to show “actual time expended”); Carvajal v. U.S., 521 F.3d 1242, 1249 (9th Cir. 2008) (party seeking EAJA fees must show requested attorney fees are reasonable). Accordingly, the…