(SS) Dalton v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH J. DALTON, No. 2:22-cv-00060-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff Keith J. Dalton commenced this social security action on January 7, 2022. ECF Nos. 1-3. On March 13, 2023, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, denied the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment, remanded the case for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and entered judgment for plaintiff. ECF Nos. 22, 23. Presently pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). ECF No. 24. The Commissioner did not oppose the motion. After considering the plaintiff’s 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…