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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BLAKE R., Case No.: 3:20-cv-01759-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING JOINT

MOTION FOR AWARD AND

v.

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, AND EXPENSES Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 [ECF No. 27] Defendant. 16 Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion for the Award and Payment of Attorney Fees and Expenses. ECF No. 27. The parties jointly move the Court to award Plaintiff Blake R. (“Plaintiff”) attorney fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), U.S.C. § 2412(d). Id. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the parties’ joint motion. I. BACKGROUND The underlying action involves Plaintiff’s challenge to the denial of his application for social security disability insurance benefits. On September 8, 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint against the acting Commissioner of Social Security. ECF No. 1. Defendant filed the administrative record in lieu of …