(SS) Olson v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LORI OLSON, No. 2:18-cv-0475 DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff brought this action seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision denying an application for Disability Insurance Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. On September 19, 2019, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in part and remanded this matter for further proceedings. (ECF No. 13.) On remand, plaintiff was found to be disabled. (Pl.’s Mot. (ECF No. 17-2) at 2.) On January 15, 2021, counsel for plaintiff filed a motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 17.) At the outset of the representation, plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel entered into a contingent-fee agreement. (ECF No. 17-1.) Pursuant to that agreement plaintiff’s counsel now seeks attorney’s fees in the amount of $17,822.90, which 27 …