Legal Opinion
Santiago-Aybar v. Commissioner of Social Security
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 15, 2008No. Civ. 05-1168 (PG)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JUAN M. PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff William Santiago-Aybar’s (hereafter “Plaintiff’ or “Santiago-Aybar”) Motion for Attorney Fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Plaintiffs attorney, Juan A. Her-nández-Rivera, seeks EAJA fees in the amount of $3,094.36, based on 21.5 hours of attorney time at rates ranging between $77.75 and $162.50. Plaintiffs request stands unopposed.
For the reasons that follow, the Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Costs (Docket No. 18) is GRANTED.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff…
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