(SS) Casares v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NOAH JAMES CASARES, Case No. 1:21-cv-01506-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND
PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER
v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. No. 20)
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulation for attorney fees filed on June 7, 2022. (Doc. No. 20). The parties agree to an award attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Francesco Benavides, in the amount of $8,000.00 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On May 17, 2022, this Court granted the parties’ Stipulated Motion for Voluntary Remand and remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) 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. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a) & (d)(1)(A); Fed.…