(SS) Nedashkovskiy v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IRINA NEDASHKOVSKIY, Case No. 2:22-cv-00410-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER THE

v. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff moves for an award of attorney’s fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1). ECF No. 22. Plaintiff seeks fees in the amount of $3,935.41 based on 16.75 hours of work in 2022 at the corresponding statutory-maximum hourly rate of $234.95. Id. The EAJA provides that a prevailing party other than the United States should be awarded fees and other expenses incurred by that party in any civil action brought by or against the United States, “unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust.” 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). In determining whether a fee is reasonable, the…