(SS) Pena v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUCILA PENA, Case No. 1:19-cv-00780-AWI-SKO

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

THAT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY FEES AND EXPENSES

PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS

TO JUSTICE ACT BE GRANTED IN

ANDREW SAUL, PART

Commissioner of Social Security,1 (Doc. 21) Defendant. _____________________________________/ 15 After successfully obtaining reversal of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”)’s decision denying her application for Social Security disability benefits, Plaintiff filed an application for an award of attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) in the amount of $11,206.65 in attorney’s fees and $461.45 in costs and expenses. (See Doc. 21.) On December 11, 2020, the Commissioner filed an opposition asserting that the number of hours sought is unreasonable and should be reduced accordingly. (Doc. 25.) In response, Plaintiff filed a reply brief,…