Aiman Habib Zarour v. Nancy A. Berryhill

INTRODUCTION

19 Plaintiff Aiman Z. (“Plaintiff”)’s counsel, Laura E. Krank of Law Offices of 20 Rohlfing & Kalagian, LLP (“Counsel”), filed a Motion for Attorney Fees (“Motion”) 21 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (“Section 406(b)”). The Motion seeks an award of 22 $15,000 for representing Plaintiff in an action to obtain disability insurance benefits 23 with a reimbursement to Plaintiff of $1,800 for the Equal Access to Justice Act 24 25 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. F .R.C .P. 25(d). (“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 BACKGROUND On January 16, 2019, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this action. ECF…