(SS) Paul v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES MICHAEL PAUL, Case No. 1:20-cv-00149-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

AUTHORIZATION OF ATTORNEYS’

v. FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) CAROLYN COLVIN, Acting (Doc. 26) Commissioner of Social Security,1 15 Defendant. 16 I. Introduction Jonathan O. Pena (“Counsel”), an attorney with Pena & Bromberg, PC, and counsel for James Michael Paul (“Plaintiff”), filed a motion for authorization of attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) on December 27, 2024. (Doc. 26.) Although served with a copy of the motion and notified of the right to object within fourteen days, (see Doc. 27), Plaintiff did not file a response. On January 2, 2025, Defendant Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, filed a response, indicating that the Commissioner “neither supports nor opposes counsel’s request for attorney fees in the amount of $19,204.53 under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).” (Doc. 28 at 2.)

1 Carolyn Colvin…