(SS) Campbell v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHANTELL CAMPBELL, No. 2:18-cv-1991 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 and for Supplemental Security Income under Title XVI of the Act. On March 4, 2020, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded this matter for further proceedings. (ECF No. 21.) On remand, plaintiff was awarded $81,015 in past due benefits. (Pl.’s Mot. (ECF No. 25) at 1.) On March 18, 2021 counsel for plaintiff filed a motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 25.) At the outset of the representation, plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel entered into a contingent-fee agreement. (ECF No. 25-3.) Pursuant to that 27 1 Both parties have previously…