(SS) Thompson v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LISA NOVELLE THOMPSON, Case No. 1:21-cv-00815-HBK1 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. No. 22)

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees filed on August 31, 2022. (Doc. No. 22). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees to Plaintiff’s attorney, Josephine M. Gerrard of Gerrard Law Offices, of $8,500.00 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On July 15, 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. 20). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 21). Plaintiff now requests an award of fees as the prevailing party. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a) &…