(SS) Provost v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL JAMES PROVOST, No. 2:21-cv-0512 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 benefits under the Social Security Act (“the Act”). On March 7, 2022, the court remanded the action to the Commissioner pursuant to the parties stipulation. ECF No. 23. Now pending before the court is plaintiff’s July 17, 2023 motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 29. Defendant filed a response but does not materially oppose the fee request. ECF No. 32. 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 contingent-fee agreement. ECF No. 30. Pursuant to that agreement plaintiff’s…