(SS)Turner
(SS)Turner v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LINANNE MARIE TURNER, Case No. 2:21-cv-02246-JDP 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL
ATTORNEY FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. §
14 MARTIN O’MALLEY, 406(b)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
15 SECURITY, ECF No. 15 16 Defendant. 17 18 Plaintiff prevailed in this action after the parties stipulated to voluntary remand and entry 19 of judgment under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). ECF Nos. 11 & 12. The Social Security Administration 20 (“SSA”) subsequently determined that plaintiff was disabled and granted her $79,286.00 in past- 21 due benefits. ECF No. 15-2; ECF No. 15-3 at 2. Plaintiff’s counsel filed a motion seeking 22 $9,000.00 in attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), with a credit to plaintiff for the fees 23 previously awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the 24 amount of $1,200.00. ECF No. 15; see also ECF No. 14. For the reasons discussed below, I find 25 that counsel’s fee…