(SS) Giordano 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 JEFFREY J. GIORDANO, Case No. 2:20-cv-02082-JDP (SS) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C.

13 v. § 406(b) 14 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting ECF No. 21 Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16

17 18 Plaintiff’s counsel moves for an award of attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF 19 No. 21. Plaintiff entered into a contingent fee agreement that provided he would pay counsel 20 twenty-five percent of any award of past-due benefits. ECF No. 21-3. After this court remanded 21 this action for further proceedings, plaintiff was found disabled and awarded $114,556.12 in past- 22 due benefits. ECF No. 21-1. Counsel now seeks attorney’s fees in the amount spent $22,639.03, 23 which is less than twenty-five percent of total past-due benefits plaintiff was awarded. 24 An attorney is entitled to reasonable fees for successfully representing social security 25 claimants in district court. 26 Whenever a…