Gates
Gates v. Berryhill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 M. G., Case No. 19-cv-00594-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
v. FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Re: Dkt. No. 24 Defendant.
Plaintiff’s counsel, Robert Weems, moves for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) for representing Plaintiff in her appeal of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s (“Commissioner’s”) denial of social security disability benefits. (Dkt. No. 24.) The Commissioner does not oppose Plaintiff’s request for fees. After careful consideration of Plaintiff’s motion and the relevant legal authority, the Court determines that oral argument is unnecessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), VACATES the December 3, 2020 hearing, and GRANTS the motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to Section 406(b). BACKGROUND This case stems from Plaintiff’s appeal of the SSA’s denial of social security benefits for multiple mental…