Mitford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 THERESA MARIE MITFORD, Case No. 20-cv-05360-TSH

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY’S FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. No. 35 Defendant.

12 I. INTRODUCTION Having successfully appealed the government’s denial of Social Security disability benefits, Plaintiff Theresa Mitford now moves for attorney’s fees and costs for her counsel, Robert C. Weems, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). ECF No. 35. Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, filed an opposition (ECF. No. 38) and Plaintiff filed a reply (ECF No. 39). Having considered the parties’ positions, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for the reasons set forth below. II. BACKGROUND On August 4, 2020, Plaintiff filed this Social Security appeal after the Commissioner’s 23…