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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 6 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSEPH L. ST. CHARLES, No. 24-7392 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:23-cv-05246-SKV v.

MEMORANDUM*

FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Sarah Kate Vaughan, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 4, 2026** Portland, Oregon

Before: BEA, CHRISTEN, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff appeals the district court’s order which granted in part and denied in

part his motion for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act following the

district court’s decision which reversed and remanded the Commissioner of Social

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Security’s denial of Plaintiff’s application for supplemental security…