Werts

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 SARAH WERTS, Case No. 5:20-cv-03751-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY’S FEES

v.

ANDREW SAUL, Re: Dkt. No. 27 Defendant.

Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Mot., ECF No. 27. Plaintiff’s counsel Harvey P. Sackett seeks an award of $44,183.44 as a percentage of the past-due disability benefits owed to Plaintiff under Title II of the Social Security Act. Defendant, the acting Social Security Commissioner, has submitted a response but takes no position as to the reasonableness of the requested fees. Response, ECF No. 28. Having reviewed the moving papers, Mr. Sackett’s time entries, and Defendant’s response, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion. I. BACKGROUND On March 3, 2023, the Court reversed the Commissioner’s unfavorable final decision and ordered the matter be remanded for further…