Latour v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 29

ORDER (1) Granting 28 Amended Joint Motion for the Award of Attorney Fees; and (2) Denying 27 Joint Motion as Moot. Signed by Judge Janis L. Sammartino on 4/27/2021. (tcf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DEBRA LATOUR,

Case No.: 20-CV-42 JLS (BGS)
Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER (1) GRANTING AMENDED
JOINT MOTION FOR THE AWARD
OF ATTORNEY FEES; AND (2)
DENYING JOINT MOTION AS
MOOT

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,

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Defendant.

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(ECF Nos. 27, 28)

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Presently before the Court is the Parties’ Amended Joint Motion for the Award of

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Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (ECF

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No. 28). Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the Amended Joint Motion. Plaintiff

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Debra Latour shall be awarded attorney fees in the amount of Nine Thousand Dollars and

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Zero Cents ($9,000.00), and Four Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($400.00) in costs, to

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be paid separately from the Judgment Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) pursuant

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to 28 U.S.C. § 1920, subject to the terms of the Amended Joint Motion.

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In light of the Parties’ Amended Joint Motion for Attorney Fees, the Court DENIES
AS MOOT the Parties’ Joint Motion for the Award of Attorney Fees (ECF No. 27).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 27, 2021

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