Mesick
Mesick v. Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DONALD M., Case No. 22-cv-01114-SI
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) MARTIN O'MALLEY,1 Re: Dkt. No. 24 Defendant.
12 Now before the Court is a motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Dkt. No. 24. Plaintiff’s counsel served a copy of the motion on plaintiff, and plaintiff filed two letters with the Court asking for a reduction of the requested fees. Dkt. Nos. 27, 28. The Court ordered plaintiff’s counsel to respond to the concerns raised in plaintiff’s letters, and counsel has filed a response. Dkt. Nos. 29, 30. The Court has reviewed all of the filings, including plaintiff’s letters, and has taken these into consideration. For the reasons explained below, the Court GRANTS the motion for attorney’s fees in full. 20 BACKGROUND Attorney Harvey Sackett represented plaintiff before this Court in appealing the…