Clayton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 24-cv-2257-DMS-JLB EDWARD W. CLAYTON,

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING JOINT v. MOTION FOR THE AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF EQUAL ACCESS TO

LELAND DUDEK, Acting Commissioner JUSTICE ACT FEES AND of Social Security,

EXPENSES

15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Pending before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion for the Award and Payment of 19 Equal Access to Justice Act Fees and Expenses. (ECF No. 13). The Court finds that the 20 rates requested are consistent with the statutory maximum hourly rates, as described by the 21 Ninth Circuit. See Statutory Maximum Rates Under the Equal Access to Justice, U.S. CTS. 22 FOR THE NINTH CIR., https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/attorneys/statutory-maximum-rates/ 23 (last visited Mar. 5, 2025). The parties’ requested legal assistance rate is also consistent 24 with legal assistant or paralegal rates awarded in this district. See Durruthy v. Charter 25 Commc’ns, LLC, No. 20-CV-01374-W-MSB, 2021 WL…