Kijakazi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LISA D. GRAHAM, Plaintiff, No. C 19-03233 WHA

v.

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY’S FEES

Defendant.

15 INTRODUCTION In this social security appeal, plaintiff’s counsel moves for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 406(b). The requested award is permissible under the statute but unworkable under his contract with plaintiff. This order finds that attorney’s fees should be reduced based on the underlying contingent-fee agreement. To the extent stated herein, the motion is GRANTED. STATEMENT Plaintiff Lisa D. Graham applied for social security disability insurance benefits and was denied at the initial determination and reconsideration stages. After she filed a request for rehearing, an administrative law judge rendered an unfavorable decision, which the appeals council affirmed. Graham subsequently filed an appeal of…