(SS) Nou v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEREY NOU, No. 2:19-cv-2573 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying their application for a benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“the Act”). On August 25, 2020, the court reversed and remanded the action to the Commissioner pursuant to the stipulation of the parties. ECF No. 22. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s February 22, 2022 motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 26. Defendant filed a statement taking no position on the reasonableness of the requested fee. ECF No. 28. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. I. REASONABLENESS OF FEE REQUEST At the outset of the representation, plaintiff and his counsel entered into a…