(SS) Macquarrie v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELISSA LEE MACQUARRIE, Case No. 1:21-cv-00072-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
COUNSEL’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
13 v. FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. §406(b)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY, (Doc. 31)
Defendant.
17 Pending before the Court is the motion of Jonathan Omar Peña (“Counsel”), counsel for Plaintiff Melissa Lee Macquarrie (“Plaintiff”), for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), filed on March 26, 2025. (Doc. 31). The motion seeks attorney’s fees in the amount of $19,000. for representing Plaintiff in federal court. (Id. at 1). Plaintiff and Defendant do not oppose the motion. See (Doc. 33) (Defendant’s statement of non-opposition). For the reasons set forth below, Counsel’s motion for attorney’s fees will be granted. 1 I. Relevant Background On December 31, 2020, Plaintiff and Counsel entered into a contingency fee…