(SS) Sawyer v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BRANDY LYNN SAWYER, Case No. 1:21-cv-01547-HBK1 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

13 v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT 14 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING (Doc. No. 20)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

15 SECURITY, 16 Defendant. 17 18 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees 19 filed on November 23, 2022. (Doc. No. 20). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and 20 expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Francesco P. Benavides of the Law Offices of Francesco 21 Benavides, in the amount of $7,600.00 in attorney fees and expenses, pursuant to the Equal 22 Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). 23 On November 7, 2022, this Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for a remand and 24 remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for 25 further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 18). Judgment was entered…