(SS) Averill-Marcogliese v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 SAMANTHA REGINA AVERILL- Case No. 1:21-cv-00277-SKO MARCOGLIESE,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

Plaintiff, COUNSEL’S MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO

v. 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)

FRANK BISIGNANO,

Commissioner of Social Security1, (Doc. 23) / 16 Defendant. I. INTRODUCTION 18 On April 28, 2025, Jonathan O. Pena (“Counsel”), counsel for Plaintiff Samantha Regina 19 Averill-Marcogliese (“Plaintiff”), filed a motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 20 U.S.C. § 406(b) (“section 406(b)”). (Doc. 23.) That same day, the Court issued a minute order 21 requiring Plaintiff and the Commissioner to file their responses in opposition or statements of non- 22 opposition to Counsel’s motion, if any, in accordance with the Local Rules. (Doc. 25.) Plaintiff 23 and the Commissioner were served with copies of the motion for attorney’s fees and the minute 24 order. (Docs. 24, 28.) 25 26 1 On May 6, 2025, Frank Bisignano was appointed the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. …