(SS) Del Toro v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LISA ANN DEL TORO Case No.: 1:17-cv-01401-BAM

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEYS’ FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C.

v. § 406(b)

ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social (Doc. No. 24) Security, 15 Defendant.

Pending before the Court is counsel for Plaintiff Lisa Ann Del Toro’s (“Plaintiff”) motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Doc. No. 24). The Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner”) has filed a response to the motion analyzing the fee request and took no position as to its payment so long as Plaintiff’s counsel is also ordered to refund the previously awarded fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). (Doc. No. 25). Having reviewed the motion and its supporting documentation, as well as the case file, the Court GRANTS the motion and awards attorneys’ fees in the amount of $14,959.00. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff entered into a written contract with Jacqueline A. Forslund dated…