(SS) Corchado v. Commissioner of Social Security
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4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CLARISA CORCHADO, Case No. 1:21-cv-00213-EPG 9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, MOTION 10
FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT
11 v. TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
12 (ECF No. 30) Defendant. 13 14 On May 12, 2025, Attorney Jonathan O. Peña, counsel for Plaintiff Clarisa Corchado, 15 filed a motion for an award of $39,955.75 in attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 16 30). Plaintiff and the Commissioner of Social Security were each served with a copy of the 17 motion. (Id. at 9; ECF No. 35). Plaintiff has not filed any response to the motion. On May 14, 18 2025, the Commissioner filed a response providing analysis regarding the fee request but taking 19 no position on its reasonableness. (ECF No. 33). Plaintiff did not file an optional reply by the 20 June 18, 2025 deadline. (ECF No. 31). 21 For the reasons set forth below, the motion for an award of attorney’s fees will be granted, 22 in part, in the amount of $31,964.60,…