Christina Saccomano v. Andrew Saul

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaOctober 6, 20203:18-cv-02624California2,762 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTINA SACCOMANO, Case No. 18-cv-02624-JCS

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEYS’ FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C.

v. § 406(b)

ANDREW SAUL, Re: Dkt. No. 35 Defendant.

I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Christina Saccomano’s attorney Harvey Sackett moves for an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) in this action for social security disability benefits, where Saccomano obtained a favorable result reversing the initial decision of Defendant Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner”). The parties submitted supplemental briefing after the Court issued an order to show cause. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is GRANTED.1 II. BACKGROUND The Court previously granted Saccomano’s motion for summary judgment and remanded this case for further administrative proceedings, Order re Mots. for Summ. J. (dkt. 27),2 which resulted in the Commissioner finding…

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