(SS) Scott v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELINDA SOPHIA SCOTT, No. 2:19-cv-02545 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff commenced this social security action on December 18, 2019. ECF Nos. 1-2.1 On June 15, 2021, the court granted the parties’ request for a stipulated remand of the case for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and entered judgment for plaintiff. ECF Nos. 13. Presently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). ECF No. 14. The Commissioner filed statement of non-opposition to the motion. ECF Nos. 15. After considering the parties’ briefing and the applicable law, the court grants plaintiff’s motion for EAJA fees. ////
This case was referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(15) and both parties voluntarily consented to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28…