(SS) Dominguez v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RICHARD DOMINGUEZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-00275-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S
MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
v. PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF No. 19) Defendant.
16 Petitioner Francesco P. Benavides (“Counsel”), attorney for Richard Dominguez (“Plaintiff”), filed the instant motion for attorney fees on September 24, 2024. Counsel requests fees in the amount of $18,700.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1). Plaintiff has not objected to the request. On October 8, 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 March 7, 2022. (ECF No. 1.) On December 2, 2022, a stipulation for voluntary remand was filed. (ECF No. 14.) The…