(SS) Howell v. Commissioner of Social Security

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4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN W. HOWELL, Case No. 1:19-cv-01704-EPG 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, MOTION 12

FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT

13 v. TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

14 (ECF No. 23) Defendant. 15 16 On October 2, 2023, Attorney Young Cho, counsel for Plaintiff John W. Howell, filed a 17 motion for an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 23). Plaintiff and the 18 Commissioner of Social Security were each served with a copy of the motion. (ECF No. 25). 19 Plaintiff has not filed any response to the motion. On October 23, 2023, the Commissioner filed a 20 response providing analysis regarding the fee request but taking no position on its reasonableness. 21 (ECF No. 26). The parties have consented to entry of final judgment by the United States 22 Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) with any appeal to the Court of 23 Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 18). 24 For the reasons set forth…