(SS) Gonzales 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 TERI LYNN GONZALES, Case No. 1:21-cv-01269-AWI-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES

13 v. UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO

JUSTICE ACT

14 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. No. 21) 15 SECURITY, 16 Defendant. 17 18 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for the award and payment of 19 attorney fees filed on December 6, 2022. Doc. No. 21. The parties agree to an award of 20 attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Jonathan O. Peña, in the amount of $6,600.00, 21 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). 22 On September 7, 2022, this Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion to remand 23 pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for further administrative 24 proceedings. Doc. No. 19. Judgment was entered the same day. Doc. No. 20. Plaintiff now 25 requests an award of fees as the prevailing…