(SS) Paul v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES MICHAEL PAUL, Case No. 1:20-cv-00149-BAM 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

AUTHORIZATION OF ATTORNEYS’

13 v. FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) 14 CAROLYN COLVIN, Acting (Doc. 26) Commissioner of Social Security,1 15 Defendant. 16 17 I. Introduction 18 Jonathan O. Pena (“Counsel”), an attorney with Pena & Bromberg, PC, and counsel for 19 James Michael Paul (“Plaintiff”), filed a motion for authorization of attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 20 U.S.C. § 406(b) on December 27, 2024. (Doc. 26.) Although served with a copy of the motion 21 and notified of the right to object within fourteen days, (see Doc. 27), Plaintiff did not file a 22 response. On January 2, 2025, Defendant Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social 23 Security, filed a response, indicating that the Commissioner “neither supports nor opposes 24 counsel’s request for attorney fees in the amount of $19,204.53 under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).” (Doc. 25 28 at 2.) 26

27 1 Carolyn Colvin…