(SS) Oganesyan v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZHANNA OGANESYAN, No. 2:17-cv-02541-EFB (SS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 In December 2017, plaintiff sought judicial review of a decision denying Social Security benefits. (ECF No. 1.) In March 2019, the Court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded this matter to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for further proceedings. (ECF No. 20.) In October 2020, the Court awarded plaintiff’s counsel $11,531.25 in fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), ordering counsel to refund plaintiff the $6,500.00 previously awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). (ECF No. 28; see ECF No. 24.) Before the court is plaintiff’s motion for contempt against the SSA for failure to pay the $11,531.25 in fees. (ECF No. 29.) Defendant has filed a response. (ECF No. 32.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny plaintiff’s motion. A. Legal Standard A…