SERGENTON v. ASTRUE

No. 05-CV-4551(ADS).

714 F.Supp.2d 412 (2010)

Anna Burwell SERGENTON, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

May 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Delott, Esq. , Jericho, N.Y., Loretta E. Lynch , United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, by Thomas A. McFarland , Assistant United States Attorney, Central Islip, NY, Attorney for the Plaintiff.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

Anna Sergenton Burwell ("the Claimant") seeks an award of attorneys' fees against the Commissioner of Social Security ("the Commissioner") pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). For the reasons discussed below, the Claimant's motion is granted.

I. BACKGROUND

The Court notes that the caption of this case, as well as the parties...

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