(SS) Gomez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUANA DEL CARMEN GOMEZ, ) Case No.: 1:17-cv-1035- JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING IN PART COUNSEL’S ) MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT v. ) TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) (Doc. 32) ) Defendant. ) )

Denise Bourgeois Haley, counsel for Plaintiff Juana Del Carmen Gomez, 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 May 4, 2015. (Doc. 32-1) The agreement entitled counsel to an award of “25% of all past due benefits awarded upon reversal of any unfavorable ALJ decision for work before the court,” if judicial review of an administrative decision was required, and the adverse decision of an ALJ was…