(SS) Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STACY LYN GARCIA, Case No. 1:21-cv-00350-EPG 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO

v. U.S.C. § 406(b)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

(ECF No. 24) Defendant. 15 16 On July 9, 2024, Jonathan Omar Pena, counsel for Plaintiff Stacy Lyn Garcia, filed a 17 motion for an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 24). Plaintiff and the 18 Commissioner of Social Security were each served with a copy of the motion. (ECF No. 25). Plaintiff has not filed any response to the motion. On August 7, 2024, the Commissioner filed a response containing analysis regarding the fee request but taking no position on its reasonableness. (ECF No. 27). For the reasons set forth below, the motion for attorney’s fees is granted in the amount of $20,911.25, with counsel reimbursing Plaintiff $5,000.00 in fees received pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (See ECF…