(SS) Perez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AUGUSTIN YBARRA PEREZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-00300-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING COUNSEL’S MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO

v. U.S.C. § 406(b)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (ECF No. 24)

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND On March 2, 2021, Plaintiff Augustin Ybarra Perez filed this action challenging the denial of social security benefits. (ECF No. 1.) Following the exchange of confidential letter briefs, on December 27, 2021, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, this action was closed and remanded for further consideration. (ECF Nos. 19, 20.) Judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiff. (ECF No. 21.) On January 24, 2022, the Court entered a stipulation under the EAJA in the amount of $5,000. (ECF No. 20.) Following remand, a favorable decision was issued awarding $80,236.00 in total past due benefits after a reduction for worker’s compensation benefits. (Mot. Att’y Fees (“Mot.”) 3, ECF…