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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 C.D., Case No. 17-cv-01120-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

v. AMENDED MOTION FOR FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. No. 39 Defendant.

13 I. BACKGROUND This case arises out of C.D.’s application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 423, et seq. On the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, the Court granted in part C.D.’s motion for summary judgment, remanded the case for further proceedings, and entered judgment accordingly. Dkt. Nos. 26, 27. The parties subsequently stipulated to an award of attorney’s fees in the amount of $6,500 to C.D.’s counsel, Josephine Mary Gerrard, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2142. Dkt. No. 29. Noting that “the quality of plaintiff’s briefing in this matter was so exceptionally poor,” the Court denied the requested fees without…