(SS) Reyna v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SYLVIA REYNA, Case No. 1:22-cv-00484-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S
MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
v. PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 23, 24) Defendant.
14 Petitioner Young Cho (“Counsel”), attorney for Sylvia Reyna (“Plaintiff”), filed the instant motion for attorney fees on September 17, 2024. Counsel requests fees in the amount of $22,021.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1). Plaintiff has not objected to the request and the time to do so has passed. On October 1, 2024, Defendant Social Security Commissioner, as a de facto trustee for Plaintiff, filed a response to Petitioner’s motion providing an analysis of the fee request. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed the instant complaint challenging the denial of social security benefits on April 25, 2022. (ECF No. 1.) On December 5, 2022, a stipulation for voluntary remand was filed. (ECF…