Gaona
Gaona v. Berryhill
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 SALVADOR RIVAS GAONA, Case No. 17-cv-03364-KAW
8 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
9 v. ATTORNEY'S FEES
10 NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Re: Dkt. No. 29 11 Defendant.
12 13 Plaintiff Salvador Rivas Gaona brought this action seeking review of a final decision of the 14 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”). Following the Court’s 15 remand of the case for further proceedings, the Commissioner granted Plaintiff’s application for 16 benefits, entitling him to $209,675.00 in retroactive benefits. (Mot. for Attorney’s Fees at 3, Dkt. 17 No. 29; see also Shapiro Decl., Exh. 3 at 3, Dkt. No. 29-3.) Plaintiff’s counsel, Brian C. Shapiro, 18 now brings a motion for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1383(d)(2)(B), seeking an award of 19 $25,823.75 in fees. (Id.) The Court deems the matter suitable for disposition without hearing 20 pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). Having considered the papers filed by the parties and the 21 …