(SS) Vazquez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIGUEL VAZQUEZ, ) Case No.: 1:17-cv-1646- JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING COUNSEL’S MOTION ) FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO v. ) 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) (Doc. 24) ) Defendant. ) )

Brian Shapiro, counsel for Plaintiff Miguel Vazquez, 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 the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing on November 20, 2017. (Doc. 24-1) The agreement entitled counsel to an award of “25% of the 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 reversed. (Id. at…