Is a Commissioner's time spent preparing a motion for attorney's fees unreasonable?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Gould v. Berryhill, CASE NO. 07-CV-1039-LAB-WMC (S.D. Cal. 2017):

Finally, the Commissioner argues that the 8.83 hours billed preparing the motion for attorney's fees was unreasonable and should be reduced to 4 hours. The Commissioner does not deny that time spent on a fees application is compensable, see Clark v. City of Los

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