(SS) Halloran v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHELLE C. HALLORAN, No. 2:18-cv-03230-EFB (SS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), counsel for plaintiff in the above-entitled action seeks an 18 award of attorney fees in the amount of $27,680.50. ECF No. 24. Plaintiff was awarded past due 19 benefits, and she previously entered into a retainer agreement with her attorney providing that she 20 would pay counsel 25 percent of any past-due benefits won as a result of the appeal in this case. 21 ECF No. 24-3. The amount requested is 25% of the past due benefits awarded to plaintiff. ECF 22 Nos. 24-1, 24-2 (plaintiff was awarded a total of $110,722.00 from which the Social Security 23 Administration withheld $27,680.50 for attorney fees). Plaintiff’s attorney spent 39.7 hours 24 litigating the case. ECF No. 24-4. 25 ///// 26 ///// 27 ///// 28 ///// 1 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1)(A) provides, in relevant part: 2 Whenever…