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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 21-cv-101-BLM GERMANY TERRELL WATKINS,

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO

v. U.S.C. § 406(b)

MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security1, [ECF No. 27] Defendant. 16 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s counsel’s May 1, 2024, Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (“Motion”) [ECF No. 27] and Defendant’s May 15, 2024 response to Plaintiff’s Motion (“Response”). ECF No. 29 For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED. BACKGROUND On January 19, 2021, Plaintiff filed his complaint appealing the final decision of the

24 1 Martin O’Malley became the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on December 20, 2023. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 25(d), Martin O’Malley is substituted for Kilolo Kijakazi as the defendant in this action. This action survives notwithstanding the…