Thai

INTRODUCTION

18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Anh Tuyet Thai’s (“Plaintiff”) motion for 19 attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). See Doc. No. 19. 20 Defendant Andrew M. Saul, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or 21 “Defendant”) filed a statement of non-opposition to Plaintiff’s motion. See Doc. No. 22. 22 For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs is GRANTED

IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.

BACKGROUND

25 On November 19, 2018, Plaintiff, represented by Alexandra T. Manbeck, brought 26 this action seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision denying her 27 application for Supplemental Security Income Benefits under Title II and Title XVI of the 28 Social Security Act. On December 13, 2019, Defendant filed an ex parte motion for the voluntary remand of this action to the Commissioner of Social Security for a new hearing. See Doc. No. 17. The Court granted Defendant’s ex parte request and remanded this matter on January 13, 2020. See Doc. No. 18. On February 14, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for attorney's fees. See Doc. No. 19.…