(SS) Martinez v. Commissioner of Social Security

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaAugust 15, 20221:18-cv-00940California1,269 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROSA L. MARTINEZ, Case No. 1:18-cv-00940-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

AUTHORIZATION OF ATTORNEY’S

v. FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. 22)

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Currently before the Court is the motion for attorney fees filed by Jonathan O. Peña (“Counsel”), attorney for Rosa L. Martinez (“Plaintiff”), on June 24, 2022.1 (Doc. 22.) Counsel requests fees in the amount of $42,651.13, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (Id. at 3.) Plaintiff has not objected to the request. On June 27, 2022, the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) filed a statement of non-party analysis in response to the fee request under § 406(b). (Doc. 25). No reply was filed, and the time in which to do so has passed. (See Doc. 24.) Having considered the motion and its supporting documentation, as well as the record in this case, the Court will grant the motion. /// 27 This action…

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