(SS) Pratt v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL JOSEPH PRATT, No. 2:22-cv-02152-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying his application for benefits under the Social Security Act. In October 2023, the matter was remanded pursuant to a stipulation of the parties and by order of Magistrate Judge Barnes. ECF Nos. 23 & 24. On remand, Plaintiff was awarded past benefits of approximately $196,000.1 Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s March 25, 2025 Motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), which seeks an award of $39,300. ECF No. 28. The Commissioner filed a statement that he “neither supports nor opposes counsel’s request for attorney’s fees.” ECF No. 32 at 1. However, the Commissioner contends that Plaintiff’s counsel 27 The Notice of Award states that Plaintiff will be…