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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 ROBERTA N., Case No.: 3:21-cv-01504-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION FOR THE AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

AND EXPENSES PURSUANT TO

Commissioner of Social Security, THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE Defendant. ACT

[ECF No. 18] 20 21 Before the Court is a joint motion for an order awarding Plaintiff $7,500.00 in attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (ECF No. 18.) For the following reasons, the joint motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND The underlying action involves Plaintiff’s appeal of the Social Security Administration’s denial of her application for Supplemental Security Income benefits. (ECF Nos. 1; 6.) The Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) filed the administrative record on May 20, 2022. (ECF No. 11.) On…