M.F.
M.F. v. Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
M. F., Plaintiff, No. C 20-08742 WHA
v.
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ORDER RE PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES Defendant.
15 16 INTRODUCTION In this social security appeal, plaintiff requests an award of attorney’s fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act. To the extent stated, the motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. STATEMENT Plaintiff M.F., proceeding pseudonymously, applied for disability benefits, which an administrative law judge denied. Plaintiff appealed that decision to federal district court, whereupon an order herein granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded the matter to the Acting Commissioner for further proceedings (Dkt. No. 25). Specifically, the order found that the ALJ erred by failing to address plaintiff’s stated severe sensitivity to the side effects of psychiatric drugs when discounting her…