(SS) Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELANIE SMITH, No. 2:24-cv-01842-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER LELAND DUDEK, ACTING
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY, Defendant. 17 Plaintiff Melanie Smith commenced this Social Security action on July 1, 2024. ECF No. 1. On December 15, 2024, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the court entered an order remanding the action for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and entered judgment for plaintiff. ECF Nos. 18, 19. Currently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) in the amount of $5,099.76. ECF No. 21. Defendant filed a response to the motion, indicating no opposition. ECF No. 22. Having considered the motion, the record in this case, and the applicable law, the court grants the motion. //// //// //// I. Legal Standard The EAJA provides that “a court shall…