Ruth H. S. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RUTH H. S., : CIVIL ACTION : : v. : No. 24-cv-5117 : FRANK BISIGNANO, : Commissioner of Social Security : ORDER AND NOW, this 27th day of February 2026, upon consideration of Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Docs. 15, 16), and Defendant’s Response to Plaintiff’s Petition for Attorney’s Fees Under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. 17), it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Motion for Attorney’s Fees is hereby GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part.

2. Joshua B. Goldberg is awarded $16,500.00 in attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).1 BY THE COURT: /s/ Craig M. Straw CRAIG M. STRAW U.S. Magistrate Judge Upon receiving the $16,500.00 award, Mr. Goldberg is ordered to directly remit to Plaintiff $3,000.00, which is the sum of the fees already paid to his firm pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. See Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789, 796 (2002).