(SS) Lugo v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADOLFO LUGO, ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-0807 JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING COUNSEL’S MOTION ) FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO v. ) 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) ) ANDREW M. SAUL, ) (Doc. 27) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. )

Jonathan Pena, counsel for Plaintiff Adolfo Lugo, seeks an award of attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Doc. 27) Neither Plaintiff nor the Commissioner of Social Security have opposed the motion. For the following reasons, the motion for attorney fees is GRANTED. I. Relevant Background In 2018, Plaintiff entered into a contingent fee agreement with with Jonathan Pena. (Doc. 27-2) Plaintiff indicated that he agreed his “attorney has the right under this contract to ask the court to award as much as 25% of [his] past-due benefits for representing [Plaintiff] in court.” (Id. at 1) The agreement also indicated counsel may seek…