(SS) Suponch v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALICE MARIE SUPONCH, No. 2:23-cv-0073-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 17 In this action, Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her application for benefits under the Social Security Act. On August 2, 2023, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes remanded this action to the Commissioner for further proceedings. ECF Nos. 15-17. On remand, Plaintiff was awarded past benefits of $105,481.70. ECF No. 20-1 at 4. Now pending before the court is Plaintiff’s December 5, 2024 Motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 20. Pursuant to this Court’s order, Plaintiff’s counsel submitted additional evidence regarding one of their attorneys’ credentials. ECF Nos. 24-25. The Commissioner filed a statement that he “neither supports nor opposes 27 1…