Opinion
20-CV-5332 (RWL)
08-03-2021
GLADYS RIVERA, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff has filed an application for attorney's fees, having successfully obtained remand of her case for further consideration due to error committed by the Administrative Law Judge. The Government agrees that an award of reasonable attorney's fees is appropriate but argues that the time spent by Plaintiff's counsel - 45.5 hours - is excessive. The Court has considered the parties' arguments and concludes that Plaintiff's full fee request, including an additional 2.5 hours for preparing a reply to the Government's opposition to Plaintiff's request for attorney's fees, is well-supported, reasonable, and appropriate. Accordingly, the Court awards Plaintiff reasonable attorneys' fees for 48 hours of work, resulting in a fee award of $10, 252.80. In addition, counsel is entitled to reimbursement of costs in the amount of $400.00 for filing fees, which the Government does not oppose.
SO ORDERED.