(SS) Goodeill v. Commissioner of Social Security

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 MEGAN GOODEILL on behalf of Minor Case No. 1:21-cv-00242-CDB (SS)

A.M.F.,

12 ORDER ON STIPULATION FOR Plaintiff, ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO THE 13 EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 v. U.S.C. § 2412(d) 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. 35) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Pending before the Court is the stipulated request of Plaintiff Megan Goodeill, on behalf 18 of minor A.M.F. (“Plaintiff”) for the award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to 19 Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).1 (Doc. 35). Plaintiff requests an award of attorney’s 20 fees in the amount of $7,000 to counsel for Plaintiff, Jonathan O. Pena. Id. 21 On December 29, 2023, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff’s motion for summary 22 judgment and remanding this action for further proceedings under sentence four 42 U.S.C. § 23 405(g). (Doc. 33). The Court held the Administrative Law Judge erred by failing to properly 24 consider and provide germane reasons for discounting the…