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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:402 Social Security Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREN M. GONZALES,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:21-cv-01008-NODJ-HBK

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S 

FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)

Plaintiff Karen M. Gonzales initiated this action seeking judicial review of a final decision 

of the Commissioner of Social Security. (Doc. No. 1). This matter was referred to a United 

States magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c)(15). (E.D. 

Cal. 2022).

On November 25, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and 

recommendations recommending that Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 

406(b) be granted. (Doc. No. 33). The findings and recommendations contained a notice that any 

objections were due within fourteen days. (Id. at 1, 4). As of the date of this Order, no objections 

have been filed, and the deadline for doing so has passed.

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C), the Court has conducted a de novo review 

of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court concludes the magistrate judge’s

findings and recommendations are supported by the record and proper analysis. 

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ACCORDINGLY, it is ORDERED:

1. The findings and recommendations issued on November 25, 2024 (ECF No. 33) are 

ADOPTED IN FULL;

2. Plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney’s fees under § 406(b) (ECF No. 32) is 

GRANTED.

3. Plaintiff is awarded $31,235.43 in attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).

4. Counsel shall refund to Plaintiff $7,697.04 of the § 406(b) fees awarded as an offset 

for the EAJA fees previously awarded pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).

5. The Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to serve a copy of this Order on 

Plaintiff Karen M. Gonzales, 401 Villa Ave., Apt. 146, Clovis, CA, 93612. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: December 13, 2024

___________________________________

TROY L. NUNLEY

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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