(SS) Trapp v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANNA LYNN TRAPP, Case No. 1:19-cv-00742-AWI-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
COUNSEL LEAVE TO FILE
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING IN SUPPORT
SECURITY, OF MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES
PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) Defendant. (ECF No. 26)
17 18 On August 19, 2021, Shellie Lott, counsel for Plaintiff Anna Lynn Trapp (“Plaintiff”), 19 filed a motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 26.) As 20 explained below, the Court will grant Plaintiff’s counsel leave to file supplemental briefing in 21 support of the motion. 22 Pursuant to the Social Security Act, attorneys may seek a reasonable fee for cases in which they have successfully represented social security claimants. Section 406(b) provides: 24 Whenever a court renders a judgment favorable to a claimant under this subchapter who was represented before…