Clancy v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION SEAN CLANCY, Plaintiff, v. Case No: 5:20-cv-00047-PRL COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. ORDER This matter is before the Court on the motion of Plaintiff’s counsel, Richard A. Culbertson, for authorization to charge a reasonable fee pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §406(b) in the amount of $5,000.00. (Doc. 23). In support of the motion, counsel has filed a fee agreement in which Plaintiff acknowledges a 25% fee award of past due benefits. (Doc. 23-1). The Commissioner opposes the requested award, arguing it amounts to a…