(SS) Michael Clamp v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL CLAMP, Case No. 1:19-cv-01625-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES

v. PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (ECF Nos. 24, 25, 26)

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Jonathan O. Pena (“Counsel” or “Petitioner”), attorney for Plaintiff Michael Clamp (“Plaintiff”), filed the instant amended motion for attorney fees on April 18, 2022. (ECF No. 24.) Counsel requests fees in the net amount of $12,000.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1), with a credit to Plaintiff for the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (“EAJA”) fee in the amount of $1,650.82. Counsel additionally indicates he intends to file a petition with the Office of Hearings Operations for authorization to charge and collect a fee of $16,000.00 for work done at the agency level. Plaintiff was served a copy of the motion but did not file any opposition to…