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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARMIDA B., Case No.: 20-cv-01984-JLB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF

COUNSEL’S PETITION FOR

MARTIN O’MALLEY, Acting

ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO

Commissioner of Social Security,1 42 U.S.C. SECTION 406(b) Defendant. 16 [ECF No. 16]

18 Pending before the Court is a Petition for Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) filed by Matty M. Sandoval, Esq., counsel for plaintiff Armida B. (“Plaintiff”). (ECF No. 16.) I. BACKGROUND On October 10, 2018, Plaintiff signed an agreement retaining Mr. Sandoval to represent her in connection with her Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) claim before

26 Martin O’Malley, the current Acting Commissioner of Social Security, is automatically substituted as the defendant for Kilolo Kijakazi, the former Acting 28 the Social Security Administration (“SSA”). (ECF No. 16-4.) In the fee…