(SS) Vanleeuwen v. Commissioner of Social Security

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 25, 20231:21-cv-00963California393 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENT HENRY VANLEEUWEN, No. 1:21-cv-00963-ADA-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION FOR

AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting (ECF No. 21) Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 On June 17, 2021, Plaintiff Kent Henry Vanleeuwen filed this action seeking review of a final decision of Defendant Commissioner of Social Security. (ECF No. 1.) On October 24, 2022, the Court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s findings and recommendations that recommended granting Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanding the matter for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (ECF No. 18.) On January 23, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation that Plaintiff should be awarded attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the amount of $4,000.00. (ECF No. 21 at 2.) Accordingly, 1. …

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