(SS) Kelton v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KATHARINA KELTON, Case No. 1:21-cv-00917-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S
MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
v. PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 18, 19, 20) Defendant.
16 Petitioner Francesco P. Benavides (“Counsel”), attorney for Katharina Kelton (“Plaintiff”), filed the instant motion for attorney fees on October 31, 2024. Counsel requests fees in the amount of $12,600.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1). Plaintiff has not objected to the request and the time to do so has passed. On November 4, 2024, Defendant Social Security Commissioner, as a de facto trustee for Plaintiff, filed a response to Petitioner’s motion providing an analysis of the fee request. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed the instant complaint challenging the denial of social security benefits on June 10, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) On April 22, 2022, a stipulation…