Skylar
Skylar v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HELEN S., Case No. 19-cv-1581-MMA (NLS)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner of
Social Security, [Doc. No. 24] Defendant. 16 17 Marc V. Kalagian, Counsel for Plaintiff Helen S., moves for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) in the amount of $6,286.00 from Plaintiff’s recovery of approximately $47,967.00 in past-due social security benefits. Plaintiff has not responded to Attorney Kalagian’s request, and the Social Security Commissioner1 does not take a position on the reasonableness of the requested amount. Doc. No. 26. The 23 24 1 Kilolo Kijakazi is now the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. Therefore, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Kilolo Kijakazi is substituted for Andrew Saul as the defendant in this suit. No further action needs to be taken, pursuant to…