(SS) Diaz v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 ANTHONY DIAZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-00447-AWI-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES

v. UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO

JUSTICE ACT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. No. 21) SECURITY, Defendant. 15 Pending before the Court is the Plaintiff’s motion for award of attorney’s fees filed on 16 October 11, 2022. Doc. No. 21. On October 28, 2022, the parties filed a stipulation agreeing to 17 an award of attorney’s fees to Plaintiff’s attorney, Jonathan O. Pena of Pena & Bromberg, PLC, 18 of $871.41 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Doc. No. 19 22. 20 On July 11, 2022, the court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for a remand and 21 remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for 22 further administrative proceedings. Doc. No. 17. Judgment was entered the same day. Doc. No. 23 18. Plaintiff now requests an award of fees as…