(SS) Kuhn v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SUSAN MARIE KUHN, No. 2:22-cv-01835-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
14 Defendant. 16 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 March 13, 2024, Magistrate Judge Barnes granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and entered judgment remanding this action to the Commissioner for further proceedings. ECF Nos. 16 & 17. On remand, Plaintiff was awarded past benefits of over $100,000.1 Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s February 20, 2025 Motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), which seeks an award of $29,075. ECF No. 20. The Commissioner has filed a statement that he “neither supports nor opposes counsel’s request
26 Counsel avers that Plaintiff was awarded $116,303.36. The Notice of Award states that Plaintiff…