Rittel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 WILLIAM RITTEL, Case No. 23-cv-1075-BAS-MSB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION FOR AWARD OF

ATTORNEY’S FEES, EXPENSES,

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, AND COSTS (ECF No. 11) Defendant.

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In this Social Security matter, the Court granted joint motion to remand to the Agency for further proceedings. (ECF No. 8.) Now before the Court is a joint motion for an award of attorney’s fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. (ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff seeks an award of attorney’s fees and expenses of $1,500.00 under the EAJA and zero in costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. The Government joins in the request, with the parties submitting that their “stipulation constitutes a compromise settlement of Plaintiff’s request for EAJA attorney fees.” (Id.) 27 28 I. THE GOVERNMENT’S POSITION WAS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY JUSTIFIED…