(SS) Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NACHATTAR KAUR GARCIA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00427-JLT-BAM Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
v. FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO
THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT,
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting 28 U.S.C. § 2412 Commissioner of Social Security, (Doc. 24) Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Nachattar Kaur Garcia commenced this Social Security action on March 15, 2021. (Doc. 1.) On January 14, 2022, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court entered an order remanding the action for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and entered judgment for Plaintiff. (Docs. 22, 23.) Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) in the amount of $1,542.71. (See Doc. 24 at 4 (seeking an award for 7.15 hours of attorney time).) The…