Matos
Matos v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HILDA MATOS, Case No. 19-cv-02505-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY’S FEES
ANDREW M. SAUL, Re: Dkt. No. 24 Defendant.
12 I. INTRODUCTION After Plaintiff Hilda Matos brought this action for review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision to deny benefits, the Court remanded the case and the Commissioner issued a decision in her favor. Matos’s attorney, Katherine R. Siegfried, now seeks $10,980.88 in attorney’s fees under section 206(b) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 24. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion. II. BACKGROUND Matos brought this action for judicial review under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On March 23, 2020, the Court granted her summary judgment motion and remanded for further proceedings. ECF No. 16. The Court subsequently granted…