(SS) Villanueva v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA DELIA VILLANUEVA, Case No. 1:18-cv-00004-EPG 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

COUNSEL’S MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

14 Defendant. (ECF No. 24) 15 16 On August, 18, 2020, Mark V. Kalagian of the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, 17 counsel for Plaintiff Maria Delia Villanueva (“Plaintiff”), filed a motion for an award of 18 attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 24.) Plaintiff and the Commissioner of 19 Social Security were each served with a copy of the motion. (Id. at 15.) Neither Plaintiff nor the 20 Commissioner have filed an objection or other response to the motion. 21 For the reasons set forth below, the motion for an award of attorney’s fees is GRANTED 22 in the amount of $15,475.75. Plaintiff’s counsel shall reimburse Plaintiff for the $4,500.00 in fees and expenses previously awarded pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). (See ECF No. 23.) I. …