(SS) Benziger v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEANETTE EILEEN BENZIGER, Case No. 1:21-cv-01454-HBK1 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND
PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER
v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. No. 19)
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees filed on August 15, 2022. (Doc. No. 19). The parties agree to an award attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Francesco P. Benavides of the Law Offices of Francesco Benavides, of seven thousand twenty-six dollars and ninety-five cents ($7,026.95) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On July 27, 2022, this Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for a 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. 17). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 18). …