(SS) Perez v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARIA ESTHER PEREZ, Case No. 1:23-cv-00182-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. 18) Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (Doc. 18). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees to counsel for Plaintiff Maria Esther Perez (“Plaintiff”), Jonathan O. Pena, in the amount of $5,244.04 pursuant to the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Id. On August 28, 2023, the Court issued an order on the parties’ stipulated request for voluntary remand of this action to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Doc. 16). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. 17). On November 28, 2023, Plaintiff filed the pending…