(SS) Barron v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS BARRON, No. 2:19-cv-00119-EFB (SS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), counsel for plaintiff in the above-entitled action seeks an award of attorney fees in the amount of $21,932.75.00. ECF Nos. 28 & 29. Defendant has not opposed the motion. Plaintiff was awarded past due benefits, and he previously entered into a retainer agreement with his attorney which provided that he would pay counsel 25 percent of any past-due benefits won as a result of the appeal in this case. ECF No. 28-1. The amount requested equals 25% of the past due benefits awarded to plaintiff. ECF No. 28-2 at 5 (plaintiff was awarded a total of $87,731.00 from which the Social Security Administration withheld $21,932.75 for attorney fees). Plaintiff’s attorney spent 29.1 hours litigating the case. ECF No. 28-3. ///// ///// 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1)(A) provides, in…