(SS) Moran v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAUL MORAN, Case No. 1:21-cv-00245-SKO

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY FEES AND EXPENSES

PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS

TO JUSTICE ACT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security, (Doc. 22) Defendant. _____________________________________/ 15 After successfully obtaining remand of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”)’s decision denying his application for Social Security disability benefits, Plaintiff filed an application for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) in the amount of $12,706.84. (See Doc. 22.) On July 7, 2022, Defendant (or the “Commissioner”) filed an opposition asserting that the number of hours sought is unreasonable and should be reduced by half. (See Doc. 25.) On July 21, 2022, Plaintiff filed a reply brief, in which he requests an additional $320.61 in attorney’s fees. (See Docs. 26, 26-1.) In…