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Tisdale v. SSA Commissioner - EAJA Attorney Fees Stipulation

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Summary

The Northern District of California filed a stipulation for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act in Tisdale v. SSA Commissioner. The plaintiff Eric Thomas Tisdale seeks EAJA fees against the Social Security Administration. The proposed order was filed by attorney Nikhil Agharkar on April 9, 2026.

What changed

The court filed a stipulation with proposed order for attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act in a Social Security disability case. The filing represents a procedural step toward resolving the plaintiff's claim for statutory attorney's fees against the government.

For legal professionals and Social Security claimants, this filing indicates the case is progressing toward resolution with potential fee recovery under EAJA, which allows prevailing parties against the U.S. government to recover attorney's fees absent government position substantially justified.

What to do next

  1. Monitor case docket for court order on EAJA fee award

Archived snapshot

Apr 9, 2026

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Tisdale v. SSA Commissioner

Case Number: 4:25-cv-05117-YGR Judge: Gonzalez Rogers, Yvonne Location: Oakland Case Type: Civil Case Basis: U.S. Government Defendant Nature of Suit: Social Security: DIWC/DIWW Date Filed:

June 17, 2025

Last Filing Date:

April 9, 2026

View Publicly Available Documents Case Summary No summary of this case is available

Recent Filings

| Date Filed | Docket Number | Document Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 04-09-26 | 17 | STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER for Attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act filed by Eric Thomas Tisdale. (Agharkar, Nikhil) |
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Equal Access to Justice Act

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Classification

Agency
NDCA
Published
April 9th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
4:25-cv-05117-YGR
Docket
4:25-cv-05117-YGR

Who this affects

Applies to
Legal professionals Criminal defendants Government agencies
Industry sector
9211 Government & Public Administration
Activity scope
EAJA fee claim Social Security appeal
Geographic scope
California US-CA

Taxonomy

Primary area
Judicial Administration
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Social Services Employment & Labor

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