Vigil-Villela
Vigil-Villela v. Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROSEMARIE V., Case No. 21-cv-02192-AGT
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. No. 36 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff, the prevailing party in this social-security case, has moved for an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). Dkt. 36. Defendant opposes the motion on the sole basis that the amount of fees requested, $27,752.97, is unreasonable. Dkt. 37. As explained below, the Court finds that the amount plaintiff seeks is reasonable and therefore grants her motion. * * * When awarding attorneys’ fees under the EAJA, a district court must determine the reasonableness of the fees sought. Sorenson v. Mink, 239 F.3d 1140, 1145 (9th Cir. 2001). “The most useful starting point for determining the amount of a reasonable fee is the number of hours reasonably expended…