Khlopoff
Khlopoff v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALEXEY MSTISLAV KHLOPOFF, Case No. 18-cv-03149-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY'S FEES
ANDREW SAUL, Re: Dkt. No. 35 Defendants.
12 I. INTRODUCTION After Plaintiff Alexey Mstislav Khlopoff brought this action for review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision to deny benefits, the Court remanded the case and the Commissioner subsequently issued a favorable decision. Khlopoff’s attorney, Young Cho of the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, now seeks $12,300 in attorney’s fees under section 206(b) of the Social Security Act (“SSA”), 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 35. Defendant Andrew Saul, the Commissioner of Social Security, filed a response indicating he was not a party to the contingent-fee agreement and is not in a position to either assent or object to the §406(b) fees that counsel seeks. ECF No. 36. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the…