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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9

10 P.W., Case No. 19-cv-01132-NC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING 12 PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR v. ATTORNEY’S FEES 13 ANDREW SAUL, Re: Dkt. No. 25 14 Defendant. 15 16 17 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to Equal Access 18 to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2421(d)(1)(A). Plaintiff seeks a total of $10,673 in 19 attorney’s fees. See Dkt. No. 28 at 10. Defendant Commissioner of Social Security 20 contends that EAJA fees are not warranted because its defense of this action was 21 substantially justified and the requested fees are excessive. The Court discusses each 22 argument in turn. First, the EAJA provides that: 23 Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a court shall award to a 24 prevailing party other than the United States fees and other expenses, in 25 addition to any costs awarded pursuant to subsection (a), incurred by that 26 party in any civil action…