(SS) Prasad v. Commissioner of Social Security

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 15, 20212:19-cv-00746California567 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ASHA L. PRASAD, No. 2:19-cv-00746 CKD (SS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Based on 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), counsel for plaintiff in the above-entitled action seeks an award of attorney fees in the amount of $20,925.00 for 33.7 hours of professional time devoted to the representation of plaintiff before this court. Counsel concedes that this amount should be offset in the amount of $6,000.00 for fees previously awarded under EAJA. (See ECF No 15.) Defendant has not filed an opposition or response. 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1)(A) provides, in relevant part: Whenever a court renders a judgment favorable to a claimant under this subchapter who was represented before the court by an attorney, the court may determine and allow as part of its judgment a reasonable fee for such representation, not in excess of 25 percent of the total of the…

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