(SS) Hermelinda Gonzalez v. Commissioner of Social Security

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 25, 20211:20-cv-01244California414 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HERMELINDA GONZALEZ, No. 1:20CV1244-DAD-HBK (SS) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED v. MOTION FOR AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES AND

ANDREW SAUL, EXPENSES Defendant. (Doc. No. 21) 16 17 18 19 Pending before the court is Plaintiff’s stipulated motion for attorney fees filed May 24, 2021. (Doc. No. 21). Plaintiff seeks attorney’s fees and expenses in the amount of $5,121.77 under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On May 13, 2021, the district court granted the parties’ Stipulation for Voluntary Remand pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and reversed and remanded the case to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 19). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. Bo. 20). Plaintiff now moves for an award of fees as the prevailing party under that order. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a) & (d)(1)(A); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(1); see 28…

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