(SS) Hernandez v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHRISTINA HELEN HERNANDEZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-01096-HBK2 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES UNDER

13 v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT 14 MARTIN O’MALLEY, (Doc. No. 25)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

15 SECURITY,1 16 Defendant. 17 18 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion for award of attorney’s fees 19 filed on March 20, 2024. (Doc. No. 25). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees and 20 expenses to Plaintiff’s attorney, Jonathan O. Peña of Peña & Bromberg, PLC, in the amount of 21 $6,750.00 in attorney fees and expenses, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 22 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (Id.). 23 On December 28, 2023, this Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and 24 remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for 25 1 The Court has substituted Martin O’Malley, who has been appointed the Acting Commissioner of Social 26…