Garcia
Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 IAN MARTIN GARCIA, Case No. 23-cv-00131-TSH
10 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
11 v. ATTORNEY’S FEES
12 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL Re: Dkt. No. 29
SECURITY,
13 Defendant. 14 15 I. INTRODUCTION 16 Having successfully appealed the government’s denial of Social Security disability 17 benefits, Plaintiff Ian Martin Garcia now moves for attorney’s fees and costs for his counsel, 18 Olinsky Law Group, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). 19 ECF No. 29. No opposition has been received. Having considered the parties’ positions, relevant 20 legal authority, and the record in this case, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for the reasons 21 set forth below. 22 II. BACKGROUND 23 On January 11, 2023, Plaintiff filed this Social Security appeal after the Commissioner’s 24 denial of disability benefits. On October 19 the Court granted the parties’ stipulation to remand 25 …