Wally

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUSTIN WALLY, Case No.: 23-CV-0769 W (BLM)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) [DOC. 11] LELAND DUDEK, COMMISSIONER

OF SOCIAL SECURITY

ADMINISTRATION,

16 Defendant.

18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s counsel, Martha Yancey of Yancey Law, PC 19 (“Counsel”), motion for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Counsel requests 20 $9,150.00 in fees, representing 15.3% of her client’s past due benefits. On February 24, 21 2025, Defendant filed a response taking no position on the request. (See Def’s Response 22 [Doc. 12].) 23 The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted, and without oral argument. 24 See Civ.L.R. 7.1.d. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion [Doc. 11].

26 I. DISCUSSION Section 406(b) provides, in relevant part: Whenever a court renders a judgment favorable to a claimant under this subchapter who was represented before the court by an…