Rivera v. Saul

District Court, S.D. New York

Rivera v. Saul

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT USDC SDNY FOR THE se eeOR eOU ARE OF NEW YORK ff npocUMENT ( QUARE) ELECTRONICALLY FIL Jose Rivera, ) DOC #:___ ) DATE FILED:__5/25/202. Plaintiff, ) ) v. JCIVIL ACTION NO. 1:19-cv-11745-MVK-OTW ) Kilolo Kijakazi, ) Acting Commissioner of Social Security, _) ) Defendant. ) ORDER AND NOW, this 25th day of May 2022, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for an Award of Attorney Fees pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 406

(b) is GRANTED. Counsel is awarded attorney fees in the amount of $22,131.00. Upon payment of the above fees to Counsel Fishman’s office, Counsel Fishman is ORDERED to refund the EAJA fees of $8,200.00 to Plaintiff directly. BY THE COURT: / iy Koy V yefrecl May 25, 202

Mary Kay Vyskocil, U.S.D.J.

After careful consideration, the Court finds that this fee petition is timely and reasonable and is not a windfal based the factors described in Fields v. Kijakazi,

24 F.4th 845

(2d Cir. Jan. 28, 2022).

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