Donahue
Donahue v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 13 PARKER DUANE DONAHUE, Case No.: 19-cv-1818 W (AHG)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO
ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of
JUSTICE ACT [DOC. 26]
Social Security, 18 Defendant. 19 20 21 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Parker Duane Donahue’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. Section 2412(d)(1). (Mot. [Doc. 26].) Defendant Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security opposes the Motion. (Opp’n [Doc. 28].) The Court decides the matter on the papers 26 submitted and without oral argument. See Civ. L.R. 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion. 3 I. BACKGROUND On December 8, 2015, Plaintiff filed an application for Title II Disability Insurance Benefits. (Admin. Record [Doc. 14] at 169–70.) His application was denied on initial review and again upon reconsideration. …