(SS) Snell v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEAN A. SNELL, No. 2:18-cv-02719-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), counsel for plaintiff in the above-entitled action seeks an award of attorney fees in the amount of $22,500.00. ECF No. 20. Plaintiff was awarded past due benefits, and he previously entered into a retainer agreement with his attorney which provided that he would pay counsel 25 percent of any past-due benefits won as a result of the appeal in this case. ECF No. 20-3. The amount requested is less than 25% of the past due benefits awarded to plaintiff. ECF Nos. 20-1, 20-2 (plaintiff was awarded a total of $132,599.62 from which the Social Security Administration withheld $44,199.88 for attorney fees). Plaintiff’s attorney spent 25.1 hours litigating the case. ECF No. 20-4. ///// ///// ///// 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1)(A) provides, in relevant part: …