Patrick S. Robinson v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICK S. ROBINSON, Case No. 2:22-cv-00740-CSK Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
ATTORNEY FEES
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF No. 18) 15 Defendant.
17 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Patrick S. Robinson’s counsel’s motion for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), seeking an award of $15,606.25.1 Pl. Mot. (ECF No. 18.) This amount represents approximately 25% of Plaintiff’s past-due benefits of $65,625. Pl. Mot. at 3; ECF No. 18-2 at 4. Counsel was previously awarded $6,200 in attorney’s fees previously paid under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), however these funds were seized by the United States Treasury Department to pay an outstanding federal debt owed by Plaintiff. Pl. Mot. at 2; ECF No. 18-5. For the reasons that follow, the undersigned GRANTS the motion for attorney’s
26 This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) based on the consent of all…