Donahue
Donahue v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PARKER DUANE DONAHUE, Case No.: 19-CV-1818 W (AHG)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) [DOC. 31] FRANK BISIGNANO,
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
16 Defendant.
18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff counsel’s, Eddy Pierre Pierre of Pierre Pierre 19 Law, PC (“Counsel”), motion for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Counsel 20 requests $22,432.25 in fees, representing 25% of his client’s past due benefits. (Notice of 21 Mtn. [Doc. 31] at 2:1–9.) On May 16, 2025, Defendant filed a response taking no 22 position on the request. (See Def’s Response [Doc. 32].) 23
25 1 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Frank Bisignano is automatically substituted as The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted, and without oral argument. See CivLR 7(1)(d). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion [Doc. 31]. 3 I. LEGAL STANDARD Section 406(b) provides, in…