(SS) DeStefano v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ANTHONY J. DeSTEFANO, No. 2:22-cv-01338-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

14 Defendant. 16 In this action, Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for benefits under the Social Security Act. On September 19, 2023, Magistrate Judge Barnes granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and entered judgment remanding this action to the Commissioner for further proceedings. ECF Nos. 19 & 20. On remand, Plaintiff was awarded past benefits of over $100,000.1 Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s December 30, 2024 Motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 26. The Commissioner has filed a statement that she “neither supports nor opposes counsel’s request for attorney’s fees.” ECF No.

The Notice of Award states that Plaintiff would be paid $114,355.62 as “the…