(SS) Bautista v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA E. BAUTISTA, No. 2:20-cv-00107 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying his application benefits under the Social Security Act (“the Act”). Judgment was granted in plaintiff’s favor on June 10, 2020. ECF No. 17. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s May 21, 2024 motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 20. Defendant filed a response (ECF No. 21) and does not oppose the fee request. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. I. REASONABLENESS OF FEE REQUEST At the outset of the representation, plaintiff and his counsel entered into a contingent-fee agreement. ECF No. 20-3. Pursuant to that agreement plaintiff’s counsel now seeks attorney’s fees in the…