(SS) Malta v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOE JAMES MALTA, Case No. 1:18-cv-00415-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE

MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES

13 v. PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL ORDER REQUIRING THE COMMISSIONER

SECURITY, TO FILE A STATEMENT OF

OPPOSITION/NON-OPPOSITION

Defendant. (Doc. 21)

18 Pending before the Court is the motion of Young Bin Yim (“Counsel”) of Charles E. Binder & Harry J. Binder, LLP, attorney for Joe James Malta (“Plaintiff”), for the award of attorney’s fees (the “Motion”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), filed April 19, 2024. (Doc. 21). The Motion seeks an award of fees in the amount of $43,974.00, for representing Plaintiff in this action. While the Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant” or “Commissioner”) is required under the Local Rules of this Court to timely file an opposition or statement of non-opposition in the role of a trustee for the Plaintiff, Defendant did not…