(SS) Arrieta v. Commissioner of Social Security
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4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JERRY ARRIETA, Case No. 1:23-cv-00802-KJM-EPG 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR 12
ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO 42
13 v. U.S.C. § 406(b)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
14 (ECF No. 24) Defendant. 15 16 On May 7, 2025, Attorney Francesco Benavides, counsel for Plaintiff Jerry Arrieta, filed a 17 motion for an award of $20,400.00 in attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 24). 18 Attorney Benavides served a copy of the motion on Plaintiff. (Id. at 7). Plaintiff has not filed any 19 response to the motion. On May 15, 2025, the Commissioner filed a response providing analysis 20 regarding the fee request but taking no position on its reasonableness. (ECF No. 26). 21 For the reasons set forth below, the motion for an award of attorney’s fees is GRANTED 22 in the amount of $20,400.00, with counsel reimbursing Plaintiff for $8,900.00 in fees received 23 pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (ECF No. 24). 24 …