(SS) Allen v. Commissioner of Social Security

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARSHIE MONROE ALLEN, III, No. 2:20-cv-01886-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 in this closed case is Plaintiff’s counsel’s motion for an award of fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), ECF No. 24, counsel’s supporting declaration, ECF No. 25, Defendant’s opposition, ECF No. 26, counsel’s reply, ECF No. 27, and supplement to counsel’s reply, ECF No. 28. In the initial motion, Plaintiff’s counsel seeks an award of $10,745.26, representing $10,324.41 in attorney’s fees plus $420.85 in costs. In the reply brief, counsel seeks an additional $986.16 in fees

Counsel seeks compensation at varying rates, ranging from $207.78 per hour to…