(SS) Lukesic v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUBY JEANNINE LUKESIC, No. 2:20-cv-00607 AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 17 Plaintiff sought judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying his application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”). On March 23, 2021, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded the matter back to the Commissioner. ECF No. 17. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 22. Defendant does not oppose the fee request. ECF No. 23. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. I. REASONABLENESS OF FEE REQUEST At the outset of the representation, plaintiff and his counsel entered into a…