(SS) Sandell v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CATHERINE LOUISE SANDELL, Case No. 1:22-cv-00772-HBK1 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING (Doc. No. 15)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY, Defendant. 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees filed on January 30, 2023. (Doc. No. 15). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Melissa Newel of Newel Law, in the amount of $622.62 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On November 29, 2022, this Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for a remand and remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 13). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 14). Plaintiff now requests an award of fees…