Rodriguez v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 20

Order awarding attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 1/2/2018. (Rosales, O)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHNNY CRUZ RODRIGUEZ,
Plaintiff,

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v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL1,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.
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Case No.: 1:16-cv-1820 - JLT
ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY’S FEES
PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
JUSTICE ACT
(Doc. 19)

On December 29, 2017, Johnny Cruz and Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social

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Security, stipulated for the award and payment of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to

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Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (Doc. 19) Accordingly, subject to the terms of the parties’

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stipulation, the Court ORDERS fees in the total amount of $2,900.00 to be AWARDED to Plaintiff,

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Johnny Cruz Rodriguez.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 2, 2018

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Nancy A. Berryhill is now the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court substitutes Nancy A. Berryhill for her predecessor, Carolyn W. Colvin, as the defendant.