(SS) Sellers v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEANNA LYNN SELLERS, No. 2:17-cv-01678 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying her application for benefits. On February 5, 2019, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, denied the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment, and remanded the action to the Commissioner for further consideration. ECF No. 26. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s October 22, 2020 motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 31. On November 4, 2020, defendant filed a response asserting that defendant “is not in a position to either assent or object” to the fee request. ECF No. 32 at 2. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. I. REASONABLENESS OF FEE REQUEST At the…