(SS) Childress v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY LEE CHILDRESS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01803-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO

v. U.S.C. § 406(b) MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of (Doc. 30) Social Security,1 15 Defendant. 16 I. Introduction Denise Bourgeois Haley (“Counsel”), an attorney with the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, Inc., CPC and counsel for Larry Lee Childress (“Plaintiff”), filed a motion for attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) on May 17, 2024. (Doc. 30.) Although served with a copy of the motion (Doc. 30 at 19), Plaintiff did not file a response. On June 3, 2024, the Commissioner filed a response, indicating that the Commissioner “neither supports nor opposes counsel’s request for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).” (Doc. 31 at 1-2.) Having considered the motion and record in this case, the Court will grant the motion in the amount of $7,005.00, subject to an offset of $5,514.80 in fees already…