Claudette C. Walter v. Nancy A. Berryhill

INTRODUCTION

19 Plaintiff Claudette W. (“Plaintiff”)’s counsel, Bill LaTour of The Law Offices 20 of Bill LaTour (“Counsel”), filed a Motion for Attorney Fees (“Motion”) pursuant to 21 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (“Section 406(b)”). The Motion seeks an award of $25,134.403 for 22 representing Plaintiff in an action to obtain disability insurance benefits with a 23 24 1 Partially redacted in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 2 The Court substitutes Andrew Saul, the current Commissioner of Social Security, as Defendant in this action. FED. R. CIV. P. 25(d). 27 3 In two instances, Counsel states the award amount as $25,139.25. Dkt. 26 at 1. reimbursement to Plaintiff of $4,648.704 for the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) fees previously awarded. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the Motion. II. RELEVANT…