Ha

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THO VAN HA, CASE NO. 13cv1211-LAB (BLM)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

vs. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR FEES

UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ACT [Dkt. 86]

SECURITY,

13 Defendant.

Plaintiff Tho Van Ha, the prevailing party in this Social Security Act appeal, moves for an award of attorney’s fees and other expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. In all, Mr. Ha seeks $600 in costs and $72,666.92 in attorney’s fees, which represents over 296 hours of work by his counsel, Alexandra Tran Manbeck. For the reasons below, the Court finds that Plaintiff is entitled to a total award of $50,710.82 under the EAJA. The EAJA “authorizes federal courts to award attorney’s fees, court costs, and other expenses when a party prevails against the United States, . . . ‘unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified.’” Hardisty v. Astrue, 592 F.3d 1072, 1076…