(SS) Ridens v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD W. RIDENS, Sr., Case No. 2:20-cv-01769-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY FEES UNDER THE

v. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT MARTIN O’MALLEY, ECF No. 26 Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff moves for an award of attorney fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1). ECF No. 26. Plaintiff seeks a total of $7,642.47 for 35.01 hours of attorney work performed during 2020 to 2023, plus costs, based on the following breakdown: 2.42 hours during 2020 at the statutory-maximum hourly rate of $207.78; 31.37 hours during 2021 at the statutory-maximum hourly rate of $217.54; .5 hours during 2022 at the statutory-maximum hourly rate of $234.95; .72 hours during 2023 at the statutory-maximum hourly rate of $244.62; and postage costs in the amount of $21.30. See ECF No. 26 at 1; ECF No. 26-3.

1 The court has adjusted plaintiff’s…