(SS)Wells
(SS)Wells v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARVIN WELLS, No. 2:18–cv–03046–KJN
Plaintiff, ORDER
v. (ECF No. 22)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 Presently pending before the court is counsel for plaintiff Young Cho’s motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), filed on July 21, 2020. (ECF No. 19.) Plaintiff’s counsel seeks an award of $23,000. On August 12, 2020, the Commissioner filed an advisory response to plaintiff’s counsel’s motion. (ECF No. 20.) On August 20, 2020, plaintiff’s counsel filed a reply in support of the motion for attorneys’ fees. (ECF No. 21.) The court grants the motion for attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). /// /// ///
1 This case was initially referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(15), and both parties voluntarily consented to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. (ECF Nos. 5, 7, 8.) BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed the…