Hoffschneider

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ERIK WILLIAM H., Case No. 16-cv-07383-DMR

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING SECOND

v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Re: Dkt. No. 43 Defendant.

Plaintiff Erik William H. filed a complaint seeking to reverse the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s administrative decision to deny his application for benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. The court denied Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, and Plaintiff appealed the decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Ninth Circuit reversed the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision and remanded the matter with instructions to award benefits. Plaintiff’s counsel Josephine M. Gerrard now moves for an award of attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). [Docket No. 43 (“Mot.”).] The Commissioner filed a response. [Docket No. 44 (“Resp.”).] This matter is suitable for resolution without a hearing. …