Cortez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division OLINDA V. CORTEZ, Case No. 3:19-cv-03446-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING THE

v. PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL’S MOTION

FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES

ANDREW M. SAUL, Re: ECF No. 26 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION The court previously granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remanded the action to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings.1 On remand, the plaintiff received a past-due benefits award.2 Her counsel now seeks fees of $12,446.50, which is within the 25-percent limit in 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) and the representation agreement with his client.3 The court can decide this matter without oral argument. See N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). The court grants the motion. 24

1 Order – ECF No. 22. Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (ECF); pinpoint citations are to the ECF-generated page numbers at the top of documents. 27 2…