Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTONIA M., Case No.: 20cv75-MSB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. ATTORNEYS’ FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) [ECF NO. 23] KILOLO KIJAKAZI,2 Defendant. 16 On November 10, 2021, Plaintiff’s counsel filed a “Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).” (ECF No. 23.) For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the motion. 20 21 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(e)(6)(b), “[o]pinions by the Court in [Social Security cases under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)] will refer to any non-government parties by using only their first name and last initial.”

On July 9, 2021, Kilolo Kijakazi became the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See https://www.ssa.gov/agency/commissioner.html (last visited on December 6, 2021). The Court 24 substitutes Kilolo Kijakazi for her predecessor, Andrew Saul, as the defendant in this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d); 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)…