HAM v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER
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Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE
DANIEL H.
Plaintiff
v. Civil Action No. 1:20-CV-00475-GZS
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Defendant
ORDER ON MOTION FOR AWARD OF FEES
Plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. §406(b) in the amount of $43,325.50 (ECF No. 39) is GRANTED. The Commissioner has not objected. That award is twenty-five percent (25%) of the past due benefits of $173,302.00 awarded to Plaintiff, that the lawyer’s efforts obtained in this case and is twenty-five percent (25%) is the amount Plaintiff agreed to pay under the Contingent Fee Agreement (ECF 39-4). The Commissioner does not object, and I conclude that the fee is reasonable. See Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789 (2002); Siraco v. Astrue, 806 F. Supp. 2d 272 (D. Me. 2011). Counsel shall return to Plaintiff the earlier award of $10,599.18 in Equal Access to Justice Act fees.
SO ORDERED /s/ George Z. Singal George Z. Singal U.S. District Judge
Dated this 8th day of June, 2023.
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