(SS) Allen v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BRENDA M. ALLEN, Case No. 1:23-cv-0428-SKO
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO THE
EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
12 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, (Doc. 16) Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. _____________________________________/ 15 On September 22, 2023, after entry of the parties’ stipulated Order for Voluntary Remand Pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (Doc. 14), Plaintiff filed a motion for an award of attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) in the amount of $1,429.06. (See Doc. 16.) On September 25, 2023, the Court ordered Defendant’s opposition, if any, to be filed by no later than October 6, 2023. (Doc.17.) Defendant timely filed a notice of non-opposition (Doc. 18); therefore, the motion is deemed unopposed. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s application for EAJA fees is GRANTED. I. …