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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 A.L., Case No. 20-cv-02245-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEYS’ FEES

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

13 Harvey P. Sackett, of Sackett and Associates, counsel for plaintiff A.L.,1 moves for an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) after A.L. obtained an award of past-due benefits from the Social Security Administration. Dkt. No. 28-1. Mr. Sackett seeks $20,111.75 for his work representing A.L. before this Court. Id. at 2. For the reasons discussed below, the Court grants the motion. I. BACKGROUND This case arises out of A.L.’s application for disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401, et seq.; 1381 et seq. A.L.’s applications were denied initially and on reconsideration. An administrative law judge (“ALJ”)…