Dixon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 22CV258-BLM MARQUIS PEIRMEN DIXON,

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO

v. THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, (28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER

OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

[ECF No. 26] Defendant.

17 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s July 5, 2023 Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) [ECF No. 26 (“Mot”)], Defendant’s July 20, 2023 opposition to the motion [ECF No. 28 (“Oppo.”)], and Plaintiff’s July 24, 2023 reply [ECF No. 29 (“Reply”)]. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED IN PART. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On March 2, 2022, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint in this matter seeking judicial review of the denial of his applications for “Social Security Disability [and Supplemental Security Income disability] benefits…