(SS) Setu v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROSE SETU, No. 2:15-cv-597-EFB 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16

17 18 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), counsel for plaintiff in the above-entitled action seeks an 19 award of attorney fees in the amount of $11,070.94, which amounts to a total request for fees 20 equaling 25 percent of past benefits due to plaintiff.1 ECF No. 22. Plaintiff entered into a 21 retainer agreement with his attorney which provides that she would pay counsel 25 percent of any 22 past-due benefits won as a result of the appeal in this case. ECF No. 22-3. Plaintiff’s two 23 attorneys, Shellie Lott and Chantal Harrington, spent 26.1 professional hours on plaintiff’s case. 24 ECF No. 24-1. 25 ///// 26

27 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 28 $17,070.94, which is 25 percent of the…