(SS) Reece v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARY SAMANTHA REECE, No. 2:19-cv-02376 CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1), is pending before the court. (ECF No. 29.) Plaintiff seeks fees and expenses in the amount of $12,311.91 based on 35.2 hours attorney time and 34.4 hours paralegal time. Plaintiff’s counsel’s work in the district court proceedings spanned the years 2019, 2020, and 2021. Plaintiff’s motion seeks reimbursement based on the 2019 EAJA rate of $205.25 and the first half-2020 EAJA rate of $206.77. See ECF No. 29-2. No opposition to the motion has been filed. A. Substantial Justification The EAJA provides that the prevailing party in a civil action against the United States may apply for an order for attorneys’ fees and expenses within thirty days of final judgment in the 28 …