(SS) Stonecipher v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LENA ANN STONECIPHER, Case No. 1:20-cv-00609-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS v. UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE

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COMMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. No. 23) 15 Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees filed September 29, 2021. (Doc. No. 23). Plaintiff seeks attorney’s fees in the amount of $2,600.00 and $400.00 in costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On September 23, 2021, this 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. 21). The Clerk entered judgment in favor of Plaintiff the same day. (Doc. No. 22). Plaintiff, the prevailing party, now requests an award of fees. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a) & (d)(1)(A);…