(SS)Ede
(SS)Ede v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JACOB L. EDE, Case No. 1:22-cv-00052-EPG 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, MOTION 12
FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT
v. 13 TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
14 (ECF No. 21) Defendant. 15 16 On March 18, 2024, John Metsker, counsel for Plaintiff Jacob L. Ede, filed a motion for 17 an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 21). Plaintiff and the 18 Commissioner of Social Security were each served with a copy of the motion. (ECF No. 22). 19 Plaintiff has not filed any response to the motion. On April 1, 2024, the Commissioner filed a 20 response providing analysis regarding the fee request but taking no position on its 21 reasonableness.1 (ECF No. 24). The parties have consented to entry of final judgment by the 22 United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) with any appeal to the 23 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 10). 24 For the reasons set forth…