(SS) Chernick v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEBORAH CHERNICK, Case No. 1:19-cv-160-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY FEES

v. (Doc. No. 29) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Defendant. 16 Matthew F. Holmberg (“Counsel”) of the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, attorney for Deborah Chernick (“Plaintiff”), moved on December 17, 2021, for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1383(d)(2)(B). (Doc. No. 29). Plaintiff was served with the motion and told she had 14 days to object. (Id. at 2). No opposition has been filed as of the date of this Order. (See docket). For the reasons set forth below, the motion for attorney’s fees is granted in the amount of $8,000.00 subject to an offset of $3,300.00 in fees already awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). I. BACKGROUND On February 5, 2019, Plaintiff brought the underlying action seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision denying Plaintiff’s claim…