(SS) Pellegrini v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NOEL BRITT PELLEGRINI, No. 2:21-cv-02312-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 her application for benefits under the Social Security Act. On March 13, 2023, Magistrate Judge Barnes granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and entered judgment remanding this action to the Commissioner for further proceedings. ECF Nos. 13 & 14. On remand, Plaintiff was awarded past benefits of over $180,000.1 Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s January 16, 2025 Motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 17. Plaintiff’s counsel seeks an award of $39,000. Id. The Commissioner has filed a statement that he “neither supports nor opposes 26 The Notice of Award states: “Your past-due benefits are $185,460.” ECF No. 17-1 at 4. The 27 …