Edwins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 22cv1228-BLM DONNA EDWINS,

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION

FOR THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF

v. ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO THE

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT,

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of U.S.C. § 2412(d) Social Security, 15 Defendant. [ECF NO. 20]

17 On August 20, 2022, Plaintiff filed a complaint in this matter seeking judicial review of 18 the denial of her application for “Social Security Disability Insurance benefits for lack of 19 disability.” ECF No. 1. 20 On May 10, 2023, the Court issued an Order Granting Plaintiff’s Merits Brief and 21 Remanding for Further Proceedings. ECF No. 18. 22 On June 8, 2023, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Award Of Attorney’s Fees Pursuant 23 To The Equal Access To Justice Act (28 U.S.C. 2412(d)). ECF No. 20. 24 The EAJA allows a prevailing party to seek attorney’s fees from the United States within 25 thirty days of final judgment. 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). “A sentence four…