Tanaka
Tanaka v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAMIKO T., Case No.: 20cv1229-KSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED
v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting
FOLLOWING REMAND AND
Commissioner of Social Security, AWARD OF BENEFITS [Doc. No. 23] Defendant. 16 17 18 Before the Court is a Motion for Attorney’s Fees filed pursuant to Title 42, United States Code, Section 406(b), seeking an award of fees for representing plaintiff in connection with an application for Social Security disability benefits which lead, on remand, to a decision in plaintiff’s favor and an award of past due benefits. [Doc. No. 23.] Plaintiff was served with the Motion and given the opportunity to oppose but did not do so. [Doc. No. 23, at pp. 2, 24.] Nor has defendant opposed the Motion. However, the Court notes that the Social Security Administration “has no direct interest in how…