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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISIS AVINA, Case No.: 18-CV-1728 W (MSB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) [DOC. 26] ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s counsel Cyrus Safa’s (“Counsel”) motion for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. §406(b). Counsel requests an order granting him $14,000 in fees, with a credit to Plaintiff for the EAJA fees previously paid in the amount of $3,447.69. Plaintiff was served with the motion and notified that any response had to be filed within 14 days. (Notice of Mot. [Doc. 26] 2:1–13.) To date, Plaintiff has not filed a response to Counsel’s attorney’s fee request. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted, and without oral argument. See Civ.L.R. 7.1.d. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion [Doc. 26]. I. DISCUSSION Section 406(b) provides, in relevant part: …