Flores

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 22-cv-1047-DTF EDWARD R. FLORES,

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO

v. 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 [ECF No. 22] Defendant.

17 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s May 29, 2024, Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 22. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED. BACKGROUND On July 19, 2022, Plaintiff filed a complaint against the Commissioner of Social Security, seeking judicial review of the denial of his claim for benefits. ECF No. 1. On February 13, 2023, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Voluntary Remand. ECF No. 17. On February 28, 2023, the Court granted the parties’ motion. ECF No. 18. On May 15, 2023, the parties filed a Joint Motion for the Award and Payment of Attorney Fees and Expenses Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and Costs Pursuant to…