(SS) Robertson 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 MONIQUE ROBERTSON, No. 2:18-cv-0143 DB 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 16 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff brought this action seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision 18 denying an application for Disability Insurance Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. 19 By order filed July 10, 2019, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment was granted, the decision 20 of the Commissioner was reversed, and the case was remanded for the payment of benefits.1 21 (ECF No. 24.) 22 On June 11, 2020, counsel for plaintiff filed a motion for an award of attorney’s fees 23 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 28.) At the outset of the representation, plaintiff and 24 plaintiff’s counsel entered into a contingent-fee agreement. (ECF No. 28-3.) Pursuant to that 25 agreement plaintiff’s counsel now seeks attorney’s fees in the amount of $20,371.50, which 26 represents 25% of the retroactive disability benefits received by…