(SS) Wisler v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD ALTON WISLER, Case No. 1:20-cv-00665-EPG 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT

v. TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

(ECF No. 30) Defendant. 15 16 On February 14, 2025, Attorney Jonathan O. Peña, counsel for Plaintiff Richard Alton 17 Wisler, filed a motion for an award of $36,935 in attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF 18 No. 30). Plaintiff and the Commissioner of Social Security were each served with a copy of the 19 motion. (See ECF No. 31). Plaintiff has not filed any response to the motion. On March 3, 2025, 20 the Commissioner filed a response providing analysis regarding the fee request but taking no 21 position on its reasonableness. (ECF No. 34). 22 For the reasons set forth below, the motion for an award of attorney’s fees is GRANTED, in part, in the amount of $33,000, with counsel reimbursing Plaintiff for $6,800 in fees received pursuant to the Equal Access…