(SS) Skidgel v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 YVONNE MIRANDA SKIDGEL, No. 2:23-cv-02179-DC-EFB (SS) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING THE PARTIES’ JOINT

MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT OF

v. ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS PURSUANT

TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. No. 20) 15 Defendant. 16 On October 2, 2023, Plaintiff Yvonne Miranda Skidgel filed this action seeking review of a final decision of Defendant Commissioner of Social Security. (Doc. No. 1) On April 16, 2025, the court issued an order granting Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded this matter to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Doc. No. 19.) On May 6, 2025, the parties filed a joint motion requesting an order that Plaintiff be awarded attorney’s fees and expenses and costs in the amount of $6,100.00 under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).1 (Doc. No. 20.) The EAJA provides for an…