(SS) Bell v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAREN BELL, Case No. 1:21-cv-00786-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT1 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING (Doc. No. 22)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY, Defendant. 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for the award and payment of attorney fees filed on February 6, 2023. (Doc. No. 22). Plaintiff requests an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Jonathan O. Peña, in the amount of $6,522.02 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On November 8, 2022, this Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion to 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. 20). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 21). Plaintiff now requests an award of fees as the…