Raab
Raab v. Berryhill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 STACI R. RAAB, CASE NO. 18-cv-4041-YGR
Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
ATTORNEYS’ FEES
vs. ANDREW SAUL, COMMISSIONER OF Dkt. No. 17 SOCIAL SECURITY, Respondent.
Petitioner/Claimant Staci R. Raab filed this motion for attorneys’ fees in the amount of $12,081.25 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 406(b). (Dkt. No. 17.) On June 18, 2019, the Court granted Raab’s motion for summary judgment on her petition for judicial review of the Agency’s denial of Social Security disability benefits and remanded the action for calculation and award of disability benefits consistent with its decision. (Dkt. No. 14.) Plaintiff then received a Notice of Award dated April 5, 2020 regarding past-due benefits. (Exh. 2.) Under a contingent-fee agreement, plaintiff agreed to pay counsel up to 25% of any past-due benefits award, which in this case would be $18,081.25 (Exhs. 1-2). I. ANALYSIS This Court has jurisdiction to consider…