(SS) Ramos v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRINY PAUSINI RAMOS, ) Case No.: 1:17-cv-0279 JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING COUNSEL’S MOTION ) FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO v. ) 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) ) ANDREW M. SAUL, ) (Doc. 26) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. )

Mark Kalagian, counsel for Plaintiff Triny Pausini Ramos, seeks an award of attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Doc. 26) 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 Plaintiff entered into a contingent fee agreement with the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing on January 30, 2017. (Doc. 26-2 at 1) Plaintiff indicated that he agreed his attorney was entitled to “25% of the past due awarded upon reversal of the unfavorable ALJ decision for work before the court.” (Id., emphasis omitted) The agreement also…