COYNE v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE KEVIN C., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Docket No. 2:22-cv-00327-NT ) MARTIN O’MALLEY, ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant.1 ) ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT The Plaintiff, through counsel, requests an award of fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). EAJA Appl. for Fees and Expenses (ECF No. 28). The Defendant opposes the request on the grounds that the Commissioner’s position was substantially justified (ECF No. 30). For…