(SS) Spearman v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SATANYA MICHELLE SPEARMAN, No. 2:20-cv-01839 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 her application for a period of disability and disability benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“the Act”). October 6, 2021, the court reversed and remanded the action to the Commissioner pursuant to the parties’ stipulation. ECF No. 22. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s July 22, 2022 motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 25. Defendant has responded but has not opposed the fee request. ECF No. 26. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. I. REASONABLENESS OF FEE REQUEST At the outset of the representation, plaintiff and her counsel entered into a…