(SS) Hernandez v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE G. HERNANDEZ, JR, Case No. 1:18-cv-00321-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION AND

AWARDING ATTORNEY’S FEES

13 v. PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL (Doc. 23) SECURITY,

Defendant. 17 Pending before the Court is the motion of Young Cho (“Counsel”) of the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, attorney for Jose G. Hernandez, Jr. (“Plaintiff”), for the award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), filed September 30, 2022. (Doc. 23). The Court has considered the response of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant” or “the Commissioner”) and Mr. Cho’s reply. (Docs. 28, 29). For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be granted.1 Background On February 20, 2018, Plaintiff and Counsel entered into a contingency fee agreement. (Doc. 23-1). The parties agreed to an attorney’s fee equal to 25% of the past-due benefits

1 Both parties consented to the jurisdiction of a…