(SS) Wascovich v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LISA WASCOVICH, No. 2:20-cv-1862-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER v. (ECF Nos. 29, 31) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
15 Defendant. 16 Presently before the court is counsel for plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), seeking an award of $25,000.00—approximately 25% of plaintiff’s past-due benefits. Plaintiff agrees to credit plaintiff $9,526.22 for EAJA fees previously paid from the two appeals. (ECF No. 29 at 1.) For the reasons that follow, the undersigned grants the motion for attorney’s fees in the amount of $25,000.00 with a reimbursement to Wascovich of $9,521.22 in previously awarded EAJA fees. /// /// /// 27 1 This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) based on the consent of all parties. (ECF Nos. 9, 10, 12.) Background On September 19, 2019, Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan remanded plaintiff’s first case for further administrative…