Regalado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDREW FIDEL REGALADO,

Case No. 23-cv-00759-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES KILOLO KIJAKAZI, et al., 13 Defendants.

15 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff’s counsel Francesco Benavides moves to recover fees in this Social Security action under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). For the reasons set forth below, the fees requested are reasonable, and the motion is granted. II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Andrew Fidel Regalado applied for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits and was denied those benefits in May 2022. Following administrative appeals, Plaintiff sought judicial review in the immediate case in February 2023. Upon stipulation by parties, judgment was entered in June 2023, reversing the decision of the Commissioner and remanding to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings. On remand, the agency determined…