(SS) Snowden v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES SNOWDEN, JR., Case No. 1:16-cv-01859-GSA

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION

v. FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. §406(b) 15 ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, (Doc. 23) Defendant.

19 I. INTRODUCTION 21 On June 25, 2020, Plaintiff’s counsel, Cyrus Safa, filed a Motion for Attorney’s Fees 22 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Doc. 23. Plaintiff James Snowden, Jr., was served with the 23 motion on June 24, 2020. Doc. 22. Plaintiff did not file any objections. On July 1, 2020, 24 Defendant responded to the motion. Doc. 25. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion for 25 Attorney’s Fees is GRANTED. 26 /// 27 /// II. BACKGROUND 2 On December 12, 2016, Plaintiff brought the underlying action seeking judicial review of 3 a final administrative decision denying his claim for supplemental security income under the 4 Social Security Act. Doc. 1. Plaintiff was represented by counsel pursuant to a contingent fee 5 agreement. Doc. 23-1. On March 16,…