(SS) Flood v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RODNEY LEN FLOOD, No. 1:21-cv-00017-AWI-HBK

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTNG AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

COMMISSIONER OF (Doc. No. 26)

SOCIAL SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16

19 20 Pending before the court is the parties’ stipulated motion for attorney fees, filed on July 25, 2022. (Doc. No. 26). The parties agree to an award attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney in the amount of $6,489.80 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On April 25, 2022, 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. 24). Plaintiff now requests an 28 award of fees as the prevailing party under that order. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a) & (d)(1)(A); Fed. …