Quiambao

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARLEEN Y. QUIAMBAO, Case No. 17-cv-02305-BAS-RBB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY’S FEES (ECF No. 17)

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting

Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 After successfully representing a Social Security disability benefits claimant, Ms. Quiambao, in federal court, her counsel seeks attorney’s fees in the amount of $10,000. (Mot. for Atty’s Fees, ECF No. 17.) The Government, in its role “resembling that of a trustee,” see Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789, 798 n.6 (2002), takes no position with respect to the request. (ECF No. 19.) The Court agrees that the requested attorney’s fees are reasonable and GRANTS the request. Counsel entered into a contingency agreement with Plaintiff whereby she agreed to pay 25% of past-due benefits awarded. (ECF No. 17-7.) After a successful appeal to this Court and remand to the Commissioner, Plaintiff was awarded past due …