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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 V.R., Case No. 20-cv-03994-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY’S FEES

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. No. 28 Defendant.

13 Attorney Harvey P. Sackett of Sackett and Associates, counsel for plaintiff V.R., moves for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) following V.R.’s successful appeal of the denial of Social Security benefits. Dkt. No. 28. Mr. Sackett seeks an award of $40,000, which is less than 25% of the past-due benefits awarded to V.R. Mr. Sackett’s motion is granted for the reasons discussed below. I. BACKGROUND This case arises out of plaintiff V.R.’s application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 423, et seq. On the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, the Court granted in part and denied in part V.R.’s motion for summary judgment, remanded the case for…