(SS) Olvera v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DANIEL HERNANDEZ OLVERA, ) Case No.: 1:16-cv-0646- JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING COUNSEL’S MOTION ) FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO v. ) 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) ) ANDREW M. SAUL1, ) (Doc. 24) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. )
Brian C. Shapiro, counsel for Plaintiff Daniel Hernandez Olvera, seeks an award of attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Doc. 24) 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 Brian Shapiro, on behalf of the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, on April 16, 2013. (Doc. 24-1) The agreement entitled counsel to an award of “25% of the backpay” if judicial review of an administrative decision was required, and the adverse decision of an ALJ was reversed. (Id. at 1)…