Saul
Bickford Tamayo v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICKINZIE T., Case No. 20-cv-06932-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEYS' FEES
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. No. 30 Defendant.
Plaintiff Mickinzie T. 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 remand to the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) for an immediate award of disability benefits on January 5, 2022. See Mickinzie T. v. Kijakazi, No. 20-CV-06932-DMR, 2022 WL 44694 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 5, 2022). Kilolo Kijakazi, the Commissioner of Social Security, opposes the motion. 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 Disabled Adult Child and Supplemental Security Income benefits in January 2017. The SSA denied the application…