(SS) Halloran v. Commissioner of Social Security

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