(SS) Fissel v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUTH ANN FISSEL, Case No. 1:21-cv-01030-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES AND

v. COSTS PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL

ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (28 U.S.C. §

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting 2412(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 1920) Commissioner of Social Security, (Doc. 18) Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Ruth Ann Fissel commenced this Social Security action on June 29, 2021. (Doc. 1.) On October 5, 2022, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court entered an order remanding the action for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and entered judgment for Plaintiff. (Docs. 16, 17.) Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) in the amount of $8,397.27. (See Doc. 18 at p. 6 (seeking an award for 35.9 hours of attorney time); Docs.…