(SS) Knapp v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KRISTOPHER KNAPP, No. 1:17-cv-00773-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO
ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social U.S.C. § 406(B) Security, (ECF No. 41) Defendant. 16 On August 27, 2020, Plaintiff’s counsel, Kelsey Mackenzie Brown (“Brown”), filed a motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 41). Plaintiff was served with a copy of the motion and given the opportunity to object by September 24, 2020. (ECF Nos. 42, 44, 46). Defendant filed a response to the motion which took no position on the reasonableness of Brown’s request for attorney’s fees. (ECF No. 48). For the reasons set forth below, the motion for an award of attorney’s fees is GRANTED in the amount of $28,500, subject to an offset of $5,500 in fees already awarded pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) on January 29, 2020, (ECF No. 40). I. BACKGROUND …