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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

E.B.E.,

Case No. 21-cv-02104-JCS Plaintiff, 7 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES UNDER SECTION MARTIN O'MALLEY, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) 9 Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 34

11 12 I. INTRODUCTION Stuart T. Barasch, of the Olinsky Law Group (“Counsel”), who represented E.B.E. in this matter under a contingency fee agreement, brings a Motion for Award of Attorney’ Fees Under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (“Motion”), seeking an award of $40,894.25 in attorney fees for work before this Court. For the reasons stated below, the Motion is GRANTED. 1 II. BACKGROUND E.B.E. entered into a contingent fee agreement with Counsel providing that Counsel would be awarded 25% of all past-due benefits E.B.E. received as a result of this action. Dkt. no. 34-2. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment and the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion, reversing the decision of the Commissioner and…