(SS) Cook v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHERI ANN COOK, Case No. 1:23-cv-01332-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER ON STIPULATION FOR AWARD

OF ATTORNEY FEES AND EXPENSES

v. PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) AND 28 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, U.S.C. § 1920

Defendant. (Doc. 22)

16 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulation for award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (Doc. 22). The parties agree to an award of attorney’s fees to counsel for Plaintiff Sheri Ann Cook (“Plaintiff”), Melissa Newel, in the amount of $6,580.28, pursuant to the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Id. Additionally, counsel requests costs in the amount of $402.00 under 28 U.S.C. §1920. Id. On March 7, 2024, the Court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for a voluntary remand and remanded the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. (Doc. 20). …