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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:416 Denial of Social Security Benefits

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EUREKA DIVISION

JAMES ALLEN TATE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, ACTING

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 

Defendant.

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No. 1:14-CV-0251 NJV

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE 

MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES

(Docket No. 22)

Plaintiff James Allen Tate filed this action on January 15, 2014, seeking judicial review of an

administrative law judge decision denying his application for disability benefits pursuant to Title II

of the Social Security Act and for supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the

Social Security Act. On January 13, 2015, the court entered an order granting in part and denying in

part Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and granting in part and denying in part Defendant’s

motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 19.) Plaintiff now seeks attorney’s fees under the Equal

Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. Section 2412 (d) (“the Act”). (Doc. 22.)

Under subsection (d)(1)(B) of the Act, “[a] party seeking an award of fees and other

expenses shall, within thirty days of final judgment in the action, submit to the court an application

for fees and other expenses which shows that the party is a prevailing party and is eligible to receive

an award under this subsection.” In the present case, although the court entered final judgment on

January 13, 2015 (Doc. 20), Plaintiff did not file his motion until March 16, 2015. It thus appears

that Plaintiff’s motion may be untimely.

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 54-5 governing motions for attorney’s fees, “[c]ounsel for the

respective parties must meet and confer for the purpose of resolving all disputed issues relating to

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attorney’s fees before making a motion for award of attorney’s fees.” Subsection (b) of Civil Local

Rule 54-5 further provides that the motion for attorney’s fees must be supported by declarations or

affidavits containing a statement that counsel have met and conferred in an attempt to resolve such

disputed issues. Here, Plaintiff’s motion does not appear to be supported by such a declaration or

affidavit.

Accordingly, Plaintiff is HEREBY GRANTED fourteen (14) days from the date of this order

within which to show cause why this motion should not be denied as untimely and/or for failure to

comply with the requirements of the Civil Local Rules. Defendant is granted seven (7) days after

the filing of Plaintiff’s papers to file a response. Plaintiff is granted seven (7) days thereafter to file

a reply.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 15, 2015 

NANDOR J. VADAS

United States Magistrate Judge

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