Michael A. Murray v. Commissioner of Social Security

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ORDER Granting Stipulation for the Award and Payment of Attorney Fees and Expenses Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/28/2017. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHAEL ALAN MURRAY,

Case No. 1:16-cv-01536-SAB

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION FOR
THE AWARD AND PAYMENT OF
ATTORNEY FEES AND EXPENSES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) AND
COSTS PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1920
(ECF No. 20)

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On October 11, 2016, Plaintiff Michael Alan Murray (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint

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13 seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security
14 (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability benefits pursuant to the
15 Social Security Act. On November 8, 2017, an order issued granting Plaintiff’s Social Secuirty
16 Appeal and this matter was remanded for further proceedings. On December 27, 2017, the
17 parties filed a stipulation for an award of attorney fees and costs under the Equal Access to
18 Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 1920.
Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff

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20 Micheal Alan Murray is awarded attorney fees in the amount of three thousand six hundred
21 dollars ($3,600.00) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and
22 costs in the amount of four hundred dollars ($400.00) under 28 U.S.C. § 1920.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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December 28, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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