(SS) Toramanian v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MANOUG TORAMANIAN, Case No. 1:20-cv-01470-CBD

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

AUTHORIZATION OF ATTORNEY’S FEES

13 v. PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. 31) SECURITY,

Defendant. 17 18 Pending before the Court is the motion of Jonathan O. Peña (“Counsel”) of Peña & Bromberg, PC, attorney for Manoug Tormanian’s (“Plaintiff”), for authorization of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), filed July 13, 2023, and the response of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant” or “the Commissioner”). (Docs. 31, 33). For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted.1 Background On October 16, 2020, Plaintiff brought this action seeking judicial review of a final administrative decision denying Plaintiff’s claim for disability insurance benefits and

1 Both parties consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge for all proceedings in this supplemental security…