(SS) Guzman v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONICA TABAREZ GUZMAN, Case No. 1:20-cv-00514-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C.

13 v. §406(b) 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. 31) SECURITY,

Defendant. 17 Plaintiff Monica Tabarez Guzman’s (“Plaintiff”) counsel Jonathan Omar Peña seeks an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Doc. 31). Background In March 2020, Plaintiff and Mr. Peña’s law firm entered into a contingency fee agreement. (Doc. 31-2). The parties agreed to attorney’s fees in the amount of 25% of the past- due benefits that were awarded to Plaintiff in the event she prevailed in her ase. Id. at 1. The agreement also provided that Plaintiff would pay her attorney’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that were incurred in representing her. Id. Further, the agreement provided that counsel could seek fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA), with such fees to be refunded…