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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICARDO A., Case No.: 3:19-cv-00846-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PETITION

FOR ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT

v. TO 42 U.S.C. SECTION 406(b) ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, [ECF No. 15] 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Before the Court is a motion by Plaintiff Ricardo A.’s counsel for attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 15. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On May 6, 2019, Plaintiff timely commenced the instant appeal seeking judicial review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner”) denial of his application for disability insurance benefits. ECF No. 1. The parties consented to proceed before a Magistrate Judge on May 21, 2019. ECF No. 7. Pursuant to the Court’s Order, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Judicial Review on November 26, 2019, stating their positions on the disputed issues in the case. ECF No. 13. …