Llewellyn

Llewellyn v. Commissioner of Social Security

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJune 14, 20214:17-cv-05571California1,399 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TONIA VEL LLEWELLYN, Case No. 17-cv-05571-DMR

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEYS' FEES

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL Re: Dkt. No.

SECURITY,

11 Defendant. 12 Plaintiff Tonia Vel Llewellyn filed a complaint seeking to reverse the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s administrative decision to deny her application for benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. The court granted in part Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings. [Docket No. 18.] Following remand, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) found that Plaintiff is disabled and entitled to past-due disability benefits. Plaintiff’s counsel Brian Shapiro now moves for an award of attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). [Docket No. 24 (“Mot.”).] The Commissioner filed an analysis of the fee request. [Docket No. 28 (“Response”).] Having carefully considered the…

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