(SS) Jones v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 34

ORDER RE STIPULATION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 4/27/2021.(Gonzales, V)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NICOLE JONES,

Case No. 1:19-cv-01049-SAB

Plaintiff,

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ORDER RE STIPULATION FOR AWARD
OF ATTORNEY FEES

v.

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(ECF No. 33)
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

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Defendant.

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Nicole Jones (“Plaintiff”) filed the complaint in this action on July 31, 2019. (ECF No.

18 1.) On February 4, 2021, the Court granted Plaintiff’s social security appeal, entered judgment
19 in favor of Plaintiff, and remanded the action for further proceedings. (ECF Nos. 31, 32.) On
20 April 27, 2021, the parties filed a stipulation for the award of attorney fees in the amount of
21 $6,400.00 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (“EAJA”), without
22 prejudice to the rights of counsel to seek attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to the
23 offset provisions of the EAJA. (ECF No. 33.)
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to the stipulation of the parties,

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2 Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees pursuant to the EAJA in the amount of $6,400.00.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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April 27, 2021
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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