(SS) Magnuson v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SCOTT A. MAGNUSON, No. 2:16-cv-02653 CKD Plaintiff, v. AMENDED ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Based on 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), counsel for plaintiff in the above-entitled action seeks an award of attorney fees in the net amount of $15,500.00 for 51.44 hours of professional time devoted to the representation of plaintiff before this court. Defendant filed a response. (ECF No. 33.) On September 22, 2020, the undersigned issued an order granting plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees. (ECF No. 35.) Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the order pursuant to Rule 60(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, citing a clerical mistake in the court’s calculation of fees. (ECF No. 36.) As plaintiff’s motion has merit, the court will grant it herein and issue this amended order. 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1)(A) provides, in relevant part: Whenever a court renders a judgment favorable to a claimant…