Gurzenda

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANGELINA GURZENDA,

Case No. 18-cv-0488-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES

ANDREW SAUL,

Re: Dkt. Nos. 39 Defendant.

12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Angelina Gurzenda brought this action seeking review of the final decision of Defendant Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (the “Commissioner”) denying her application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. In a September 25, 2019 order, the Court reversed the decision of the Commissioner and remanded for further proceedings. The Social Security Administration later awarded Gurzenda past due benefits. Gurzenda’s counsel, Josephine Gerrard, now moves for an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) and the fee agreement between her and Gurzenda. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the motion.1 II. …