(SS) Hamilton v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

5 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 RATANA HAMILTON, Case No. 1:21-cv-01337-SAB 8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES v. PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) 10 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 32, 33) 11 Defendant. 12 Petitioner Bryan Konoski (“Petitioner”), attorney for Ratana Hamilton (“Plaintiff”), filed the instant motion for attorney fees on April 29, 2025. Petitioner requests fees in the amount of $27,330.80 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1). Plaintiff did not file an opposition, or otherwise respond to the motion, and the time to do so has passed. On May 1, 2025, Defendant Social Security Commissioner, as a de facto trustee for Plaintiff, filed a response to Petitioner’s motion providing an analysis of the fee request. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed a complaint challenging the denial of social security benefits on September 7, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) On January 6, 2023, a stipulation for…