Kijakazi
De Bruin v. Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 C.D., Case No. 18-cv-03802-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. COUNSEL’S MOTION FOR FEES
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. No. 29 Defendant.
13 I. BACKGROUND In this Social Security appeal,1 the Court granted in part plaintiff C.D.’s motion for summary judgment, remanded the case for further agency proceedings, and entered judgment accordingly. Dkt. Nos. 25, 26. The Court subsequently approved the parties’ stipulation for an award of attorney’s fees in the amount of $7,700 to C.D.’s counsel, Katherine Siegfried, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2142. Dkt. No. 28. On remand, the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) concluded that C.D. is entitled to receive retroactive benefits in the amount of $74,529. Dkt. No. 29-4. The record indicates that prior to the filing of this appeal, C.D. and Ms. Seigfried entered …