Fischer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL F., Case No.: 3:20-cv-00524-AHG

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of [ECF No. 27] Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 18

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28 Access to Justice Act (EAJA) (“Motion for Fees”). ECF No. 27. After prevailing in his appeal of the Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Defendant”) denial of his application for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, Plaintiff now seeks EAJA fees in the amount of $15,647.33 for his counsel’s 69.2 hours of work on the appeal and an additional 5 hours of work on the EAJA briefing itself. See ECF No. 27; ECF No. 30 at 1. Defendant does not oppose Plaintiff’s request for EAJA fees generally, but contends that the fee award should be reduced to $11,118.00 because the number of hours billed by Plaintiff’s counsel is unreasonable. ECF No. 29 at 9. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS…