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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH S., Case No.: 3:20-cv-01043-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

COUNSEL’S MOTION FOR

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ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 [ECF No. 16] Defendant. 16 17 18 19 20 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s counsel’s motion for attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 16. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Joseph S. (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on June 8, 2020, seeking review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner”) denial of his application for social security disability and supplemental security income benefits. ECF No. 1. The parties consented to proceed before a Magistrate Judge on June 15, 2020. ECF No. 4. The Court set a scheduling order, requiring formal settlement discussions, a Joint Status Report be filed by March 22, 2021, and a Joint Motion for Judicial…