(SS) Yang v. Commissioner of Social Security

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5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 JOU YANG, Case No. 1:22-cv-00592-EPG 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO

12 v. EQUAL JUSTICE ACT 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) 13 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (ECF No. 24).

SECURITY,

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15 Defendants.

16 17 On December 11, 2023, Attorney Jonathan Pena, counsel for Plaintiff Jou Vang, filed a 18 motion for an award of attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 19 2412(d). (ECF No. 24). Plaintiff and the Commissioner of Social Security were each served with 20 a copy of the motion. (ECF No. 27; ECF No. 24 at 7-8). On February 22, 2024, the Commissioner 21 filed a statement of non-opposition to Plaintiff’s motion, stating that “Defendant does not oppose 22 Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act[.]”. (ECF No. 28 at 1). 23 I. BACKGROUND 24 Plaintiff filed the complaint in this case on May 18, 2022. (ECF No. 1). The parties 25 consented to this case…