(SS) McQueen v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNY EARL McQUEEN, No. 2:18-cv-00511 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 his application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”). On April 30, 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. 15. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s March 9, 2021 motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 20. Defendant has not submitted an opposition. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. I. REASONABLENESS OF FEE REQUEST At the…