Gates

Gates v. Berryhill

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaNovember 24, 20203:19-cv-00594California1,171 words

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…

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