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