Kirk v. Berryhill
District Court, E.D. California
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDMUND F. BRENNAN, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff moves for an award of attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1). ECF No. 30. She seeks fees based on 95.7 hours of work performed by attorney Barbara Rizzo at a rate of $190.06 per hour. She seeks costs in the amount of $114.10. Id, at 2. Plaintiff also seeks an additional 10 hours at $190.06 for reviewing and preparing a reply to defendant’s opposition to her fee motion, for a total amount of $20,089.34. ECF No. 33 at 14. Defendant argues that plaintiff is not entitled to reasonable…
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