(SS) Barraza v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY JULIAN BARRAZA, No. 2:16-cv-2286 SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying her application for benefits under the Social Security Act (“the Act”). On March 12, 2018, the Court found that the ALJ erred and therefore entered judgment reversing and remanding Plaintiff’s case for further administrative proceedings. ECF Nos. 30 & 31. Now pending before the court is Plaintiff’s June 24, 2024, Motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 45. Defendant has not opposed 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 her counsel entered into a contingent-fee agreement. ECF No. 35-1. Pursuant to that…