BERRY v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE JOSHUA B., on behalf of Travis B., ) ) Plaintiff ) ) v. ) No. 2:19-cv-00436-LEW ) SOCIAL SECURITY ) ADMINISTRATION ) COMMISSIONER, ) ) Defendant ) MEMORANDUM OF DECISION Plaintiff Joshua B. has petitioned the Court for an award of attorney fees following his successful appeal of the Commissioner’s final administrative decision on his deceased brother’s claim for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. The Commissioner opposes the request on the ground that the decision was “substantially justified.” The Equal Access to…