(SS) Wardell v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 MARY WARDELL, Case No. 1:21-cv-00349-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO

v. U.S.C. § 1383(d)(2)(B) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting (Doc. 22) Commissioner of Social Security, 12 Defendant. 13 14 Currently before the Court is the motion for attorney fees filed by Steven G. Rosales (“Counsel”), attorney for Plaintiff Mary Wardell (“Plaintiff”), on September 19, 2023. (Doc. 22.) Counsel requests fees in the amount of $11,316.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1383(d)(2)(B), with a credit for fees previously paid pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.) Plaintiff has not objected to the fee request. On September 25, 2023, the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) filed a response to the motion. (Doc. 23.) I. Relevant Background On March 8, 2021, Plaintiff filed this action challenging the denial of disability insurance benefits under Title II of the…