(SS) Mastel v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERNEST MASTEL, No. 2:17-cv-02390-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 Presently pending before the court is counsel for plaintiff Ernest Mastel’s motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 27.) Plaintiff’s counsel seeks an award of $31,247.25 (25% of plaintiff’s past due benefits of $124,989.00 as calculated by the Commissioner of Social Security [“Commissioner”].) On June 1, 2020, the Commissioner filed an advisory statement of non-opposition to plaintiff’s counsel’s request. (ECF No. 30.) After considering the parties’ briefing, appropriate portions of the record, and the applicable law, the court grants the motion for attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). BACKGROUND The facts and procedural history of this case were extensively outlined in the court’s

1 This case was initially referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(15), and both…