(SS) Noyer v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 NICHOLE LEA NOYER, No. 2:21-cv-2158 AC 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 his application benefits under the Social Security Act (“the Act”). On March 24, 2023, the court reversed and remanded the action to the Commissioner. ECF Nos. 16, 17. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s March 26, 2025 motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 20. Defendant has not opposed the fee request. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. I. REASONABLENESS OF FEE REQUEST At the outset of the representation, plaintiff and his counsel entered into a contingent-fee agreement. ECF No. 20-3. Pursuant to that agreement plaintiff’s counsel now seeks attorney’s fees in the amount of $30,354.43, which…