(SS) Lao v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHOR LAO, No. 2:17-cv-2301 DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security,1 15 Defendant. 17 This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). (ECF No. 25.) Plaintiff brought this action seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision denying plaintiff’s application for Disability Insurance Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. On March 22, 2019, following the filing of a motion for summary judgment by plaintiff and a cross-motion for summary judgment by defendant, the undersigned granted plaintiff’s motion in part, reversed the decision of the Commissioner, and remanded this action for further proceedings. (ECF No. 21.) ////

1 Andrew M. Saul is substituted as defendant pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). Both parties have previously consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction in this…