(SS) Lockhart v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 GARY G. LOCKHART, Case No. 1:20-cv-01336-ADA-EPG 9 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) BE

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

GRANTED Defendant. (ECF No. 21) 14 On December 13, 2022, Attorney Jacqueline A. Forslund, counsel for Plaintiff Gary G. Lockhart, filed a motion for an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 21). Plaintiff and the Commissioner of Social Security were each served with a copy of the motion. (Id. at 5; see e.g., ECF No. 23). Plaintiff has not filed any response to the motion. On December 19, 2022, the Commissioner filed a response providing analysis regarding the fee request but taking no position on its reasonableness. (ECF No. 23). This matter was referred to the 20 undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(15).1 21 For the reasons set forth below, the…