(SS) Provost v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL PROVOST, No. 2:21-cv-00512-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Michael Provost commenced this social security action on March 20, 2021. ECF Nos. 1-3. On March 7, 2022, the court granted the parties stipulation to enter judgment in favor of plaintiff and remanded the case for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). ECF Nos. 23, 24. Presently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). ECF No. 25. The Commissioner did not file an opposition to the motion. After considering the motion on the merits 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 28 …