(SS) Setu v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROSE SETU, No. 2:15-cv-597-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.
17 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), counsel for plaintiff in the above-entitled action seeks an award of attorney fees in the amount of $11,070.94, which amounts to a total request for fees equaling 25 percent of past benefits due to plaintiff. ECF No. 22. Plaintiff entered into a retainer agreement with his attorney which provides that she would pay counsel 25 percent of any past-due benefits won as a result of the appeal in this case. ECF No. 22-3. Plaintiff’s two attorneys, Shellie Lott and Chantal Harrington, spent 26.1 professional hours on plaintiff’s case. ECF No. 24-1. /////
Counsel also petitioned the agency for $6,000 in fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(a) for work performed at the administrative level. ECF No. 22 at 1. Thus, counsel seeks a total award of $17,070.94, which is 25 percent of the…