(SS) Ramirez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VANNESA RAMIREZ, Case No. 1:17-cv-00126-GSA

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION ANDREW SAUL,1 Commissioner of Social FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES Security,

Defendant. (Doc. 27)

18 I. INTRODUCTION 20 On August 26, 2019, Plaintiff’s counsel, Lawrence D. Rohlfing, filed a Motion for 21 Attorney’s Fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1383(d)(2)(B). Doc. 27. Plaintiff Vannesa Ramirez 22 was served with the motion on August 26, 2019. Doc. 28 at 1-2. In keeping with the role 23 resembling that of a trustee for Plaintiff, the Commissioner filed a response to Plaintiff’s 24 counsel’s motion but did not oppose the motion. Doc. 28. See generally, Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 25

27 1 Commissioner of Social Security Andrew Saul is substituted as Defendant pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). See also Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 USC 405(g) (action survives regardless of any change in the 1 535 U.S. 789, 798 n. 6 (2002). Plaintiff did not file any objections. For the reasons set forth 2 below,…