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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 7 8 N.N.,1 Case No. 23-cv-03489-PHK

9 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

10 v. ATTORNEY FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) 11 FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security,2 Re: Dkt. 18 12 Defendant. 13 14 INTRODUCTION 15 Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s counsel’s unopposed motion for an award of attorney’s 16 fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). [Dkt. 18]. Plaintiff’s counsel, Katherine Siegfried, seeks 17 $22,612.50 out of $90,450.00 in past-due benefits. Id. at 1. Defendant does not oppose the 18 request. [Dkt. 19]. For the reasons set forth herein, the Court GRANTS the motion for attorney’s 19 fees. 20 RELEVANT BACKGROUND 21 On February 8, 2015, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for a period of disability 22 and disability insurance benefits, pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 23

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