(SS) Petinak v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEPHEN SCOTT PETINAK, Case No. 1:23-cv-00957-HBK1 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT MARTIN O’MALLEY, ACTING (Doc. No. 23)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY, Defendant. 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees filed on February 6, 2024. (Doc. No. 23). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Melissa Newel of Newel Law, in the amount of $5,662.95 in attorney fees and expenses, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). On December 29, 2023, this Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for a remand and remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. No. 21). Judgment was entered the same day. (Doc. 26 1 Both parties…