Harrison
Harrison v. Colvin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MERCEDES M. HARRISON,
Case No. 3:16-cv-02371-JCS Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR v. ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ANDREW SAUL, ACT
10 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 54
12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Mercedes M. Harrison filed the present action seeking judicial review of the denial of her application for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits by Defendant Commissioner of Social Security. Compl. (dkt. 1); see 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Subsequently, the parties stipulated—pursuant to the terms of a class action settlement agreement reached in Hart v. Colvin, No. 4:15-cv-00623-JST (N.D. Cal.)—that the Commissioner’s decision be reversed and that Ms. Harrison’s case be remanded to the agency for further proceedings. Stipulation (dkt. 43). The Court approved the stipulation, remanded the case, and entered judgment for voluntary…