(SS) Gracey v. Commissioner of Social Security

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5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 ROBYN LYNN GRACEY, Case No. 1:23-cv-01654-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. 14).

SECURITY,

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15 Defendants.

16 17 On May 6, 2024, Attorney Jonathan Pena, counsel for Plaintiff Robyn Lynn Gracey, filed 18 a 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). On May 7, 2024, the Commissioner filed a response to Plaintiff’s 20 motion, stating that “[t]he Commissioner has given substantive consideration to the merits of 21 Plaintiff’s request and found no basis to object.” (ECF No. 15 at 1). 22 I. BACKGROUND 23 Plaintiff filed the complaint in this case on November 28, 2023. (ECF No. 1). The parties 24 consented to this case proceeding before the undersigned. (ECF No. 10). On January 19, 2024, 25 the parties filed a stipulation for remand to the agency for…