(SS) Riott v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 MONICA VIVIENNE RIOTT, Case No. 1:21-cv-00678-AWI-HBK 9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES

10 v. UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO

JUSTICE ACT

11 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. No. 23) 12 SECURITY, 13 Defendant. 14 15 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for the award and payment of 16 attorney fees filed on November 2, 2022. Doc. No. 23. The parties agree to an award of 17 attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Jonathan O. Pena, in the amount of $6,500.00, 18 and costs in the amount of $400.00, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 19 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). 20 On July 28, 2022, this Court adopted findings and recommendations to grant the parties’ 21 stipulated motion to remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner 22 for further administrative proceedings. Doc. No. 19. Judgment was entered the same day. Doc. 23 No.…