(SS) Hall-Kanellis v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CATHERINE HALL-KANELLIS, No. 2:18-cv-00301 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying her application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”). On February 19, 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. 21. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s August 18, 2021 motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 27. On August 18, 2021, defendant filed a statement asserting that defendant “is not in a position to either assent or object” to the fee request. ECF No. 28 at 3. For the reasons…