(SS) De Romero v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MERCEDES MORALES DE ROMERO, ) Case No.: 1:17-cv-01508- JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING COUNSEL’S MOTION ) FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO v. ) 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) ) ANDREW M. SAUL1, ) (Doc. 22) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. )

Lawrence D. Rohlfing, counsel for Plaintiff Mercedes Morales De Romero, seeks an award of attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Doc. 22) 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 October 9, 2017. (Doc. 22-1) The agreement entitled counsel to an award of “25% of the past due benefits awarded” if judicial review of an administrative decision was required, and the adverse decision of an ALJ was reversed. (Id. at…