(SS) Rangel v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANTONIO RANGEL, Case No. 1:16-cv-01895-GSA
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION
v. FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social 42 U.S.C. §406(b) Security,
Defendant. (Doc. 19)
18 I. INTRODUCTION 20 On June 7, 2018, Plaintiff’s counsel, James Pi, filed a Motion for Attorney’s Fees 21 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Doc. 19. Plaintiff Antonio Rangel was served with the motion 22 on June 12, 2018. Doc. 22. Plaintiff did not file any objections. Defendant did not respond to 23 the motion. On June 8, 2020, Plaintiff’s counsel Young Bin Yim filed a notice of appearance. 24 Doc. 22. On June 9, 2020, the Court directed Defendant to file any response to the motion for 25 attorney’s fees within ten days. Doc. 24. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion for Attorney’s Fees is GRANTED. 26 27 /// II. BACKGROUND 2 On December 20, 2016, Plaintiff brought the underlying action seeking judicial review of 3 a final administrative decision denying his claim for…