(SS)Nichols Domingo v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SUSAN DIANA NICHOLS DOMINGO, Case No. 1:22-cv-00185-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT1 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING (Doc. No. 16)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY, Defendant. 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for the award and payment of attorney fees filed on August 30, 2022. (Doc. No. 16). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Francesco P. Benavides, in the amount of $6,018.74 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On August 25, 2022, this Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion to remand the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 14). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 15). Plaintiff now requests an award of fees as the…