Stephanie Lynn Medina v. Kilolo Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION
STEPHANIE L. M., No. 2:23-cv-00585-BFM Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY FEES UNDER
THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting JUSTICE ACT Commissioner of Social Security, 16 Defendant.
18 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Stephanie L. M. filed the Complaint in this action on January 25, 2023. On November 1, 2023, the previously assigned Magistrate Judge remanded the matter to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (ECF 29.) On November 8, 2023, Plaintiff’s counsel Francesco P. Benavides, Esq. (“Counsel”) filed a Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, and a Declaration of Counsel (ECF 32), seeking a total of $10,336.81. (ECF 30.) The fee requested is based on a total of 41.3 hours 28 1 hourly rate of $242.78, and 3.1 hours of legal assistant time at an hourly rate of …