(SS) Mulligan v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LINDA MULLIGAN, Case No. 1:17-cv-1278-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
PETITION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
v. (Doc. No. 25) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Monica Perales (“Counsel”) of the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, attorney for Linda Mulligan (“Plaintiff”) moved on January 5, 2021 for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Doc. No. 25). Plaintiff was served with the motion and told she had 14 days to object. (Id. at 2). The Commissioner of Social Security filed a response to the motion. (Doc. No. 27). Plaintiff has not filed an opposition to the motion as of the date on this order. (See docket). For the reasons below, the Court grants the motion for attorney’s fees in the amount of $20,000.00, subject to an offset of $5,716.00 in fees already awarded on May 6, 2019, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). I. BACKGROUND Following…