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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD C., Case No.: 23-cv-01170-AJB-KSC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION v. FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT

TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO

MARTIN J. O’MALLEY, Commissioner JUSTICE ACT of Social Security,

Defendant. (Doc. No. 17) 16 Presently before the Court is the parties’ joint motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (Doc. No. 17.) The Court decides the matter without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons set forth, the Court GRANTS the joint motion. I. BACKGROUND On June 25, 2023, Plaintiff filed a complaint, seeking judicial review of the Commissioner’s decision to deny his claim for benefits. (Doc. No. 1.) After the Commissioner filed the administrative record, the Court issued a Scheduling Order setting a briefing…