(SS) Ridens 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 RICHARD W. RIDENS, Sr., Case No. 2:20-cv-01769-JDP 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY FEES UNDER THE

13 v. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT 14 MARTIN O’MALLEY, ECF No. 26 Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff moves for an award of attorney fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice 18 Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1). ECF No. 26. Plaintiff seeks a total of $7,642.47 for 19 35.01 hours of attorney work performed during 2020 to 2023, plus costs, based on the following 20 breakdown: 2.42 hours during 2020 at the statutory-maximum hourly rate of $207.78; 31.37 21 hours during 2021 at the statutory-maximum hourly rate of $217.54; .5 hours during 2022 at the 22 statutory-maximum hourly rate of $234.95; .72 hours during 2023 at the statutory-maximum 23 hourly rate of $244.62; and postage costs in the amount of $21.30.1 See ECF No. 26 at 1; ECF 24 No. 26-3.

25 1 The court has adjusted plaintiff’s…