Stanfield v. Apfel

MEMORANDUM

NOCE, United States Magistrate Judge.

This matter is before the court upon the plaintiff’s petition for attorney’s fees (Doc. No. 24). The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge. 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

Plaintiff Larry B. Stanfield asks this court to award attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The EAJA provides for the award of fees and expenses to a prevailing party who submits a timely application for fees, unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially…