Ramirez v. Colvin

Filing 29

ORDER re Supplemental Briefing on 27 Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 2/17/16. (emclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/17/2016)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ANDRES RAMIREZ, Plaintiff, 8 9 ORDER RE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING v. 10 CAROLYN W. COLVIN, 11 Docket No. 27 Defendant. 12 For the Northern District of California United States District Court Case No. 13-cv-01688-EMC 13 On January 18, 2016, counsel for Plaintiff Andres Ramirez III filed a motion for approval 14 of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) in the amount of $12,814.75. Docket No. 27. 15 However, Plaintiff’s counsel did not attach the operative fee agreement. Plaintiff’s counsel is to 16 file the fee agreement, as well as records of time spent at the trial level. Plaintiff’s counsel should 17 also address the Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789 (2002) factors for reasonableness, i.e., the 18 character of the representation, the absence of undue delay, and a showing that the benefits are in 19 proportion to the time spent on the case. Filings will be due by February 24, 2016. 20 21 IT IS SO ORDERED. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: February 17, 2016 ______________________________________ EDWARD M. CHEN United States District Judge

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