(SS) Schrepel v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARCIE L. SCHREPEL, No. 2:20-cv-01996 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 her application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”). On February 1, 2022, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and reversed and remanded the action to the Commissioner. ECF No. 23. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s April 12, 2023 motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 27. Defendant filed a response (ECF No. 28) and plaintiff filed a reply (ECF No. 29). For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted. I. REASONABLENESS OF FEE REQUEST At the outset of the representation,…