Escamilla
Escamilla v. Berryhill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MANUEL P. ESCAMILLA, Case No. 17-cv-01621-BAS-JMA
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF v. ATTORNEY’S FEES (ECF No. 21)
ANDEW M. SAUL, Commissioner of 15 Social Security,
Defendant.
Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Manuel Escamilla’s motion for approval of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). (ECF No. 21.) The Commissioner of Social Security responded to the motion. (ECF No. 23.) The Court finds Escamilla’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 24, 2012, Escamilla filed an application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits, alleging disability commencing on February 2, 2009. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 186–88,…