Opinion
1:23-cv-01061-SAB
12-20-2023
LORA RUMMERFIELD, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER RE STIPULATION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES UNDER EAJA (ECF NO. 16)
Lora Rummerfield (“Plaintiff') filed the complaint in this action on July 14, 2023. (ECF No. 1.) On August 10, 2023, the Court entered the parties' stipulation, remanded the action for further proceedings, and entered judgment in favor of Plaintiff. (ECF Nos. 13, 14, 15.) On December 19, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation for the award of attorney fees in the amount of $849.73, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (“EAJA”). (ECF No. 16.) The award is without prejudice to the rights of counsel to seek attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406, subject to the offset provisions of the EAJA. (Id.)
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees under the EAJA in the amount of $849.73.
IT IS SO ORDERED.