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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KATHARINE T., Case No.: 22-cv-396-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEYS’ FEES [Doc. No. 16] MARTIN O’MALLEY, Defendant. 16 (I) Introduction Attorney Matty Sandoval, who represented plaintiff before this Court and before the agency upon remand, moves for an award of attorneys’ fees in the amount of $15,000. See Doc. No. 16. Counsel’s Motion includes a declaration from plaintiff stating she does not oppose the fee request, even though it will reduce her overall benefits. See Doc. No. 16-4. Defendant filed a response neither supporting nor opposing the request for fees. Doc. No. 18. (II) Analysis of the Fee Request This Court may “allow” a reasonable attorney’s fee “not in excess of 25 percent of” any past due benefits awarded claimant. See 42 U.S.C. 405(b)(1)(A); Crawford v. Astrue, 586 F.3d 1142, 1147 (9th Cir. 2009) (en banc).…