(SS) Werlein v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LORI WERLEIN, ) Case No.: 1:14-cv-01383- JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING COUNSEL’S MOTION ) FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO v. ) 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) ) ANDREW M. SAUL1, ) (Doc. 32) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. )

Stephen Rosales, counsel for Plaintiff Lori Werlein, seeks an award of attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Doc. 32) Neither Plaintiff nor the Commissioner of Social Security oppose the motion. For the following reasons, the motion for attorney fees is GRANTED. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff entered into a contingent fee agreement with the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing on August 15, 2014. (Doc. 32-1) The agreement entitled counsel to an award of “25% of the backpay awarded” if judicial review of an administrative decision was required, and the adverse decision of an ALJ was reversed. (Id. at 1) The agreement also required…