(SS) Merriweather v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CURTIS EDWARD MERRIWEATHER, Case No. 1:23-cv-00501-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER ON STIPULATION FOR AWARD

OF ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS

v. PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. 16) Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (Doc. 16). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees to counsel for Plaintiff Curtis Edward Merriweather (“Plaintiff”), Jonathan O. Peña, in the amount of $801.17 pursuant to the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Id. Plaintiff does not seek reimbursement for costs pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1920. On September 11, 2023, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and on the parties’ stipulation, the Court remanded this case to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. 14). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. 15). On…