Childs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARREN JEFFREY C., Case No.: 3:21-cv-01012-AHG

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION FOR AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of

AND COSTS

Social Security, 15 Defendant. [ECF No. 23] 16 17 18

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27 Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion for the Award and Payment of Attorney Fees and Expenses Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and Costs Pursuant to U.S.C. § 1920 (the “Joint Motion”). ECF No. 23. The Court previously ordered the parties to file supplemental briefing on the Joint Motion, which they timely did on December 19, 2022. ECF No. 25. Upon due consideration of both the initial and supplemental briefing, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the Joint Motion. I. BACKGROUND The underlying action involves Plaintiff’s appeal of the Social Security Administration’s denial of his…