Opinion
16-CV-9541 (JGK)
03-15-2022
DARREN F. GALLOWAY, Plaintiff. v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
On February 16, 2022, the plaintiff filed a motion seeking an order: (1) approving an award of attorney's fees in the amount of $3, 150.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b); and (2) directing the Social Security Administration to withhold the amount of $3, 150.00 from the plaintiff's past due benefits and directing the Social Security Administration Lo pay this amount to the plaintiff's attorney, Michael S. Aranoff. See ECF No. 16. By letter dated March 3, 2022, the Commissioner of Social Security indicated that she did not oppose the plaintiff's motion. See ECF No. 17.
Because the motion is well founded and there is no opposition, the plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees is granted. The plaintiff's attorney, Michael S. Aranoff, is awarded $3, 150.00. 1
The Social Security Administration is directed to withhold $3, 150.00 from the plaintiff's past due benefits and to pay this amount to Michael S. Aranoff.
SO ORDERED. 2