(SS) De La Torre v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HUMBERTO GOMEZ DE LA TORRE, No. 2:17-cv-651-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER v. (ECF No. 29) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 Presently pending before the court is counsel for plaintiff Langley Kreuze’s motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), filed on November 2, 2020. (ECF No. 29.)1 Plaintiff’s counsel seeks a net award of $12,989.63 (14.4% of plaintiff’s past due benefits of $89,998 as calculated by the Commissioner of Social Security). The Commissioner filed an advisory response to counsel’s motion (ECF No. 30), and did not alert the court to any issues in its role as trustee. The court grants the motion for attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). /// ///

1 This case was initially referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(15), and both parties voluntarily consented to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. (ECF Nos. 6, 11.) BACKGROUND The facts,…