(SS) Reyes v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEON REYES, Case No. 1:17-cv-01065-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION
FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO
v. U.S.C. § 406(b)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (ECF Nos. 22, 23)
SECURITY,
15 Defendant.
17 Petitioner Cyrus Safa (“Counsel”), attorney for Leon Reyes (“Plaintiff”), filed the instant motion for attorney fees on December 7, 2020. Counsel requests fees in the amount of $15,000.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1). Plaintiff has not objected to the request. On December 22, 2020, Defendant Social Security Commissioner, as a de facto trustee for Plaintiff, filed a response to Petitioner’s motion providing an analysis of the fee request. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed a complaint challenging the denial of social security benefits on August 8, 2017. (ECF No. 1.) On May 16, 2018, a stipulation was filed to remand this action for…