(SS) Torres v. Commissioner of Social Security

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KATHRYN DIANE TORRES, No. 2:18-CV-02908-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, who is proceeding with retained counsel, brought this action for judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Final judgment has been entered. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s counsel’s motion for an award of attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in the total amount for work done on this case through the Court’s remand order of $29,649.34 at a rate of $217.54 per hour. See ECF No. 36. Defendant has filed an opposition. See ECF No. 37. Plaintiff has filed a reply. See ECF No. 38. In Plaintiff’s counsel’s reply, counsel concedes that the original request should be reduced by $325.00, accounting for 2.5 paralegal hours billed at $130.00 per hour for formatting Plaintiff’s brief. See ECF No. 38. In the reply, counsel…