Russell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAURA RUSSELL, Case No.: 23-CV-20-WVG

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION FOR AWARD AND

PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

AND EXPENSES PURSUANT TO

Commissioner of Social Security, THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE Defendant. ACT, 28 U.S.C. SECTION 2412(D)

17 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. section 2412(d) (“Joint Motion”). (Doc. No. 15.) Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), a prevailing party may seek attorney’s fees from the Commissioner of Social Security within 30 days of the entry of final judgment. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). “A plaintiff who obtains a sentence four remand is considered a prevailing party for purposes of attorneys’ fees.” Akopyan v. Barnhart, 296 F.3d 852, 854 (9th Cir. 2002). “A sentence four remand…