(SS) Urrabazo v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID MALDONADO URRABAZO, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-0248 JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING COUNSEL’S MOTION ) FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO v. ) 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI1, ) (Doc. 25) Acting Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. )

Young Cho, counsel for Plaintiff David Maldonado Urrabazo, seeks an award of attorney fees in the amount of $22,000.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Doc. 25.) Neither Plaintiff nor the Commissioner of Social Security have opposed the motion. For the following reasons, the motion for attorney fees is GRANTED. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff entered into a “Social Security Representation Agreement” with the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing on February 19, 2019. (Doc. 25-1 at 1.) In the agreement, Plaintiff indicated that if he was awarded benefits after judicial review and remand for further proceedings, the Law Offices of…