Robert Ordonez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT ORDONEZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-00985-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEYS’ FEES PURSUANT TO

v. U.S.C. § 406(B) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. 23)

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 I. Introduction Francesco Benavides (“Counsel”), counsel for Robert Ordonez (“Plaintiff”), filed a motion for authorization of attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) on August 16, 2025. (Doc. 23.) Although served with a copy of the motion by certified mail on August 16, 2025, and notified of the right to object within fourteen days, (see Doc. 23 at 1, 8), Plaintiff did not file a response. On September 2, 2025, Defendant Commissioner of Social Security filed a response, indicating that the Commissioner “neither supports nor opposes counsel’s request for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).” (Doc. 25 at 2.) Having considered the motion and record in this case, the Court will grant the motion for 26 …