Bivins
Bivins v. O'Malley
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANN BIVINS, Case No. 22-cv-07012-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) MARTIN O’MALLEY, Re: Dkt. No. 29 Defendant.
12 I. INTRODUCTION After Plaintiff Ann Bivins brought this action for review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision to deny benefits, the Court remanded the case and the Commissioner issued a favorable decision. Her attorney, Katherine R. Siegfried, now seeks $19,000 in attorney’s fees under section 206(b) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 29. No opposition has been filed. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion. II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff brought this action for judicial review under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On November 20, 2023, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded for further…