Mowry
Mowry v. Kilolo Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JESSICA M. MOWRY,
Case No. 19-cv-02972-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
KILOLO KIJAKAZI,
13 Defendant.
15 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff’s counsel Brian Barboza moves to recover fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Dkt. 24. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the motion is suitable for disposition without oral argument, and the hearing set for January 6, 2022 is vacated. For the reasons set forth below, the fees requested are reasonable, and the motion is granted. II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Jessica Mowry applied for social security disability benefits in 2015. The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) denied the application initially and again on reconsideration. Mowry then appeared in front of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in 2017, who again denied benefits. The Appeals Council declined to review the ALJ’s decision. After…