Pirnik

Pirnik v. Saul

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 22, 20213:19-cv-03976California2,482 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 T.P., Case No. 19-cv-03976-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES

ANDREW M. SAUL, Docket No. 26 Defendant.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff T.P. filed suit against Defendant Andrew Saul in his official capacity as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration following denial of his application for social security disability insurance benefits. This Court remanded. The Social Security Administration reversed and granted benefits. Plaintiff filed the instant motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). See Docket No. 26 (“Mot”). Defendant filed a response taking no position as to the reasonableness of the fee request. See Docket No. 27 (“Resp.”) at 5. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion. II. BACKGROUND The Commissioner initially…

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