Torquato
Torquato v. Berryhill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROXANNE TORQUATO, Case No. 17-cv-02127-BAS-NLS
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ATTORNEY’S FEES (ECF No. 17) ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of
Social Security,1 15 Defendant.
Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Roxanne Torquato’s motion for approval of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 17.) The Commissioner of Social Security responded to the motion. (ECF No. 18.) The Court finds Torquato’s motion suitable for determination on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Civ. L.R. 7.1(d)(1). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion for approval of attorney’s fees. I. BACKGROUND On August 23, 2013, Torquato filed an application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 124–25, ECF No. 7.) The application was denied on initial administrative review…