Zieroth

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 GARY ZIEROTH, as representative of Case No. 20-cv-00172-MMC the estate of SHARON ZIEROTH, 10 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS ALEX AZAR, in his capacity as Secretary of Health and Re: Doc. No. 37 Human Services, 14 Defendant. 15 Before the Court is plaintiff Gary Zieroth’s (“Zieroth”) “Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs,” filed October 10, 2020, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). Defendant Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”), has filed opposition, to which Zieroth has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 BACKGROUND Zieroth’s wife, Sharon Zieroth, was a type 1 diabetic with hypoglycemic unawareness. (See Certified Administrative Record…