Alvarado v. Astrue

DECISION AND ORDER

DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, a prevailing party in an action for Social Security disability benefits, has filed a motion in this court for the payment of attorneys fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (hereinafter “EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Plaintiff seeks $9,303.66 in compensation for 61.4 hours of work by her attorneys at the Empire Justice Center, a not-for-profit law firm.

The total fee amount claimed by the plaintiff is not in dispute. Rather, the issue before the court is whether the Government’s position, in affirming and…