(SS) Calhoun v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON E. CALHOUN, No. 1:20-cv-00861-HBK

Plaintiff.

ORDER GRANTNG AWARD AND

v. PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. No. 20) 15 Defendant.

18 Pending before the court is Plaintiff’s stipulated motion for attorney fees filed July 14, 2021. (Doc. No. 20). Plaintiff seeks attorney’s fees and expenses in the amount of $2,000.00 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On June 17, 2021, this Court approved 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. 18). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. no. 19). Plaintiff now requests 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.…