Kelly
Kelly v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division DANA PRESTON KELLY, Case No. 20-cv-07821-LB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING THE
v. PLAINTIFF’S COUNSEL’S MOTION
FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: ECF No. 31 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION In this Social Security appeal, 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 His counsel now seeks fees of $13,500, which is within the twenty-five-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. 27. Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (ECF); pinpoint citations are to the ECF-generated page…