(SS) Burke v. Commissisoner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HOLLIE M. BURKE, No. 2:21-cv-0434 DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting 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. 27.) Plaintiff brought this action seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision denying plaintiff’s applications for Disability Insurance Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act and for Supplemental Security Income under Title XVI. On March 24, 2023, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded this matter for further proceedings. (ECF No. 25.)

25 1 After the filing of this action Kilolo Kijakazi was appointed Acting Commissioner of Social Security and has, therefore, been substituted as the defendant. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (referring to the “Commissioner’s Answer”); 20 C.F.R. § 422.210(d) (“the person…