Wang

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 7 SHIPPING WANG, Case No. 21-cv-04318-BLF

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

9 v. ATTORNEYS’ FEES

10 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, [Re: ECF No. 26] 11 Defendant.

12 13 Plaintiff Wang’s counsel (“Counsel”) moves for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 14 406(b) following Ms. Wang’s successful appeal of the denial of Social Security benefits. See ECF 15 No. 26 (“Mot.”). Counsel seeks an award of $12,530, which is less than 25% of the past-due 16 benefits awarded to Ms. Wang. Counsel’s motion is GRANTED for the reasons discussed below. 17 I. BACKGROUND 18 Plaintiff Wang filed this action on June 7, 2021, seeking review of the denial of her 19 application for Disability Insurance Benefits. See ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”). The Court approved the 20 parties’ stipulation to voluntary remand on March 11, 2022. See Order, ECF No. 22. Ms. Wang 21 obtained a favorable result on remand, receiving awards of…