Opinion
18 Civ. 84 (GWG)
12-13-2022
LIZETTE BURGOS RIVERA Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
For essentially the reasons stated in Blizzard v. Astrue, 496 F.Supp.2d 320 (S.D.N.Y. 2007, the motion for attorney's fees (Docket # 29) is granted. Attorney Daniel Berger is awarded $23,200.00 in attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. sec 406(b). Upon receipt of this sum, counsel shall remit to plaintiff $5,500.00, which is the sum counsel was previously awarded in Equal Access to Justice fees.
SO ORDERED. 1