(SS) Ruelas v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HERLINDA RUELAS, Case No. 1:21-cv-00353-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 v. U.S.C. § 406(b)

MARTIN O’MALLEY, (Doc. No. 31)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,1 Defendant. 17 Jonathan O. Peña (“Counsel”) of Peña & Bromberg, PC, attorney for Herlinda Ruelas (“Plaintiff”), filed a motion seeking attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) on September 27, 2024. (Doc. No. 31). For the reasons set forth below, the motion for attorney’s fees is granted in the amount of $23,085.67 subject to an offset of $5,730.16 in fees previously awarded on April 24, 2023, under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (Doc. No. 30). //// 25 1 The Court has substituted Martin O’Malley, who has been appointed the Acting Commissioner of Social Security, as the defendant in this suit. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). 2 Both parties have consented to the…