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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SHILA M., Case No. 21-cv-02600-DMR

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEYS' FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. No. 28 Defendant.

Plaintiff Shila M. moves the court pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, for an award of attorneys’ fees after securing a voluntary remand to the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) for further proceedings. [Docket No. 26.] Kilolo Kijakazi, the Commissioner of Social Security, opposes the motion. [Docket No. 29.] This matter is suitable for resolution without a hearing. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons given below, the court grants Plaintiff’s motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed an application for Social Security Disability Insurance in October 2018. The SSA denied the application in December 2018 and again on reconsideration in March 2019. She then appealed to an Administrative Law Judge who found her not…