(SS) Gonzales v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HOPE GONZALES, Case No. 1:21-cv-00129-HBK1 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING (Doc. No. 31)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY, Defendant. 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees filed on January 12, 2023. (Doc. No. 31). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Jonathan O. Peña of Peña & Bromberg, PLC, in the amount of $7,200.00 in attorney fees and expenses, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On October 13, 2022, the Court adopted findings and recommendations to grant Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remand the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 29). Judgment 26 1…