Opinion
CV 20-10940-GJS
04-10-2024
JENNIFER COLLINS, Plaintiff, v. MARTIN O'MALLEY, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. v.
ANDREW T. KOENIG, State Bar No. 158431 Attorney at Law Attorney for Plaintiff Jennifer Collins
ANDREW T. KOENIG, State Bar No. 158431 Attorney at Law Attorney for Plaintiff Jennifer Collins
[PROPOSED] ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT 42 U.S.C. § 406(B).
GAIL J. STANDISH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
In response to Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees Pursuant to 42. U.S.C. § 406(b), the court hereby grants the motion and it is ORDERED that Plaintiff's counsel is awarded attorney's fees in the amount of SIXTEEN-THOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($16,124.00) under 42. U.S.C. § 406(b), which represents 25% of Plaintiff's back- due social security disability benefits awarded to her under Title II of the Social Security Act.
Plaintiff's counsel was previously awarded FOUR-THOUSAND NINE-HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND TWENTY-SEVEN CENTS ($4,927.27) in attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) by this court in an Order issued December 16, 2021 (Docket Entry No. 22) and pursuant to the offset provisions of the EAJA, upon the receipt of the full attorney's fee under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) by Plaintiff's counsel, he is ordered to reimburse to Plaintiff the full amount of the EAJA fee previously awarded.
IT IS SO ORDERED.