Keys

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD KEYS, Plaintiff, No. C 21-00145 WHA

v.

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY’S FEES

Defendant.

15 In this social security appeal, plaintiff moves for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 406(b). To the extent stated herein, the motion for attorney’s fees is GRANTED. In September 2018, plaintiff Ronald Keys applied for social security disability insurance benefits. His application was denied at the initial determination and reconsideration stages. After plaintiff and a vocational expert testified before an administrative law judge, the administrative law judge issued a partially favorable decision, finding that plaintiff was disabled from March 26, 2017, through May 31, 2019. The Appeals Council denied the request for review of that decision. Plaintiff commenced an action for judicial review in January 2021 and moved for summary judgment in September 2021. In…