(SS) Reynoso v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOEL REYNOSO, Case No. 1:19-cv-00314-BAK (BAM) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO

v. U.S.C. § 406(b) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. 21)

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Currently before the Court is the motion for attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) filed by counsel Lawrence D. Rohlfing (“Counsel”), attorney for Joel Reynoso (“Plaintiff”), on March 15, 2022.1 (Doc. 21.) Counsel requests fees in the amount of $24,000.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Id. at 6.) Despite notice, Plaintiff has not objected to the request. On March 28, 2022, the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) filed a response to the fee request). (Doc. 24) I. Relevant Background Plaintiff filed this action challenging the denial of his applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income on March 7, 2019. (Doc. 1.) On August 3, 2020, the 27 This action…