(SS) Rael v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUBEN R. RAEL, No. 2:19-cv-01448 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 $21,119.00 for 28.2 hours of professional time devoted to the representation of plaintiff before this court. (ECF No. 23.) Counsel concedes that this amount should be offset in the amount of $5,500.00 for fees previously awarded under EAJA. (ECF No. 22.) Defendant has filed a response. (ECF No. 25.) 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…