Sabahi
Sabahi v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALLEN SABAHI, Case No. 19-cv-02155-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. No. 34 Defendant.
12 I. INTRODUCTION After Plaintiff Allen Sabahi brought this action for review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision to deny benefits, the Court remanded the case and the Commissioner issued a decision in his favor. Sabahi’s attorney, Jesse Kaplan, now seeks $17,795 in attorney’s fees under section 206(b) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 34. The government has not filed a response. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion. II. BACKGROUND Sabahi brought this action for judicial review under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On November 18, 2020, the Court remanded for further proceedings. ECF No. 27. The Court subsequently…