Watkins
Watkins v. Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 21-cv-0101-BLM GERMANY TERRELL WATKINS,
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION
FOR THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF
v. ATTORNEY FEES AND EXPENSES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of Social JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) AND Security, COSTS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1920 Defendant. [ECF No. 25] 17 On January 19, 2021, Plaintiff Germany Terrell Watkins filed a civil complaint against Defendant Commissioner of Social Security, Kilolo Kijakazi, seeking judicial review of the denial of his application for social security disability and supplemental security income benefits. ECF No. 1. On February 14, 2022, the parties filed a joint motion for voluntary remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. §405(g) [ECF No. 22], which the Court granted. ECF No. 23. The parties now stipulate to an award to Plaintiff of attorney’s fees and…