(SS) Hernandez v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARIA TERESA HERNANDEZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-00036-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER ON STIPULATION AWARDING
PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES AND
v. EXPENSES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL
ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. §
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner 2412(d) of Social Security, (Doc No. 28) Defendant. 16 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for an award and payment of attorney fees and expenses pursuant to the equal access to justice act. (Doc. 28). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff Maria Teresa Hernandez’s (“Plaintiff”) counsel in the amount of $8,400.00 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) 28 U.S.C. § 2412, and no costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Id. On November 10, 2022, the 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. 26). …