Bryant
Bryant v. Berryhill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROSALI DENISE BRYANT, Case No. 18-cv-01514-DMR
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
APPLICATION FOR AWARD OF
v. ATTORNEYS’ FEES PURSUANT TO
EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
ANDREW SAUL,1 Re: Dkt. No. 26 Defendant.
Plaintiff Rosali Bryant moves the court pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, for an award of attorneys’ fees after securing a remand to the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) on September 3, 2019. See Bryant v. Berryhill, No. 18-01514- DMR, 2019 WL 4168911 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 3, 2019). Andrew Saul, the Commissioner of Social Security, opposes the motion. For the reasons given below, the court grants Bryant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Bryant applied for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits on July 31, 2014. The SSA denied her application on October 9, 2014 and again on reconsideration on March 2, 2015. She then appealed to an…