(SS) Nichols v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAELYN NICOLE NICHOLS, Case No. 1:24-cv-00217-SKO

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY FEES AND EXPENSES

PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS

TO JUSTICE ACT

LELAND DUDEK,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security, (Doc. 26) 14 Defendant. _____________________________________/

16 On March 20, 2025, after entry of judgment in favor of Plaintiff, (Doc. 25), Plaintiff filed a motion for an award of attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) in the amount of $8,310.72. (See Doc. 26.) On March 21, 2025, the Court ordered Defendant’s opposition, if any, to be filed by no later than March 31, 2025. (Doc. 27). Because Defendant timely filed a notice of non-opposition, (Doc. 28), the motion is deemed unopposed. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s application for EAJA fees is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this action on February 17,…