(SS) Strope v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SARAH MARIE STROPE, Case No. 1:20-cv-01222-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. No. 22)

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 Pending before the court is the parties’ stipulated motion for attorney fees filed on May 18, 2022. (Doc. No. 22). The parties agree to an award attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Melissa Newel, in the amount of $9,131.26 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id. at 2). On March 7, 2022, this Court entered an order reversing the Commissioner’s decision and remanding the case for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 20 at 1-11). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 21). 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. 54(d)(1); see 28 U.S.C. §…