Monica McDonald v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MONICA MCDONALD, Case No. 1:24-cv-00910-HBK1 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

13 v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. No. 22)

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees 18 filed on October 21, 2025. (Doc. No. 22). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and 19 expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Jonathan O. Peña of Peña & Bromberg, PLC, in the amount of 20 $5,200.00 in attorney fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 21 U.S.C. §§ 1920, 2412. (Id.). 22 On July 31, 2025, this Court remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 23 405(g) to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 20). Judgment 24 was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 19). Plaintiff now requests an award of fees as the 25 prevailing party. See 28 U.S.C. §…