Royal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CYNTHIA ROYAL, Case No. 21-cv-1612-BAS-LR

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES AND EXPENSES (ECF No. 26) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security 15 Administration 16 Defendant.

On September 15, 2021, Plaintiff Cynthia Royal (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant”), seeking judicial review of Defendant’s decision to deny Plaintiff disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 423. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff moved for summary judgment on June 24, 2022, seeking a remand for a new hearing and decision. (ECF No. 15.) In response, Defendant cross-moved for summary judgment, requesting that the Court uphold Defendant’s decision. (ECF No. 19.) The Court then referred this matter to United States Magistrate Judge Lupe Rodriguez, Jr., who issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) on January…