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

(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,

(2002); Siraco v. Astrue,

(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.