Cruz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS G CRUZ, Case No. 16-cv-05910-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO NANCY A. BERRYHILL, TITLE 42 U.S.C. § 406(B) Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 35

Before the court is plaintiff Carlos G. Cruz’s (“plaintiff”) motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Social Security Act, Title 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (the “SSA”). The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby GRANTS plaintiff’s motion. BACKGROUND On October 12, 2016, plaintiff petitioned this court for review of defendant Commissioner of Social Security’s (“defendant”) final decision denying his application for disability insurance and supplemental security income. Dkt. 1. On December 19, 2017, the court granted in…