Guttig

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 MICHELLE CHRISTINA GUTTIG, Case No. 23-cv-02917-TSH

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY'S FEES

SSA COMMISSIONER, Re: Dkt. No. 20 Defendant.

11 I. INTRODUCTION After Plaintiff Michelle Christina Guttig brought this action for review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision to deny benefits, the Court remanded the case, and the Commissioner subsequently issued a decision in her favor. Plaintiff’s attorney, Francesco Benavides, now seeks $39,000 in attorney’s fees under section 206(b) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 20. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion. II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff brought this action for judicial review under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On October 26, 2023, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation to remand for further proceedings. ECF No. 16. The Court…