Kelly Usanovic v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KELLY USANOVIC, No. 2:21-cv-1168-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying her application for benefits under the Social Security Act. On September 6, 2023, Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes remanded this action to the Commissioner for further proceedings. ECF No. 17. On remand, Plaintiff was awarded past benefits of $113,451.95, plus ongoing benefits of $2,756 per month after July 2025. ECF No. 22-3 at 2. Now pending before the court is Plaintiff’s Motion for an award of $28,000 in attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 22. The Commissioner filed a statement that he “neither supports nor opposes counsel’s request for attorney’s fees.” ECF No. 26 at 2. The Commissioner requests that the order direct Plaintiff’s counsel to reimburse Plaintiff any fees 27 …