Gomez
Gomez v. Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY G., Case No.: 20cv2207-MDD
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
v. STIPULATION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting
TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
Commissioner of Social Security, JUSTICE ACT Defendant. 16 [ECF No. 21]
18 On November 12, 2020, Plaintiff Anthony G. filed this social security appeal challenging the denial of his application for disability insurance benefits. (ECF No. 1). On November 15, 2021, the Court granted the parties’ joint motion for voluntary remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (ECF No. 19). The parties now stipulate to an award to Plaintiff of attorneys’ fees in the amount of $2,800.00 under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (ECF No. 21 at 1). The EAJA allows a prevailing party to seek attorney’s fees from the ||sentence four remand becomes final judgment, for purposes of…