Legal Opinion

Jacob I. Velazquez v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, N.D. California

Decided April 22, 2026No. 1:22-cv-05522Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EUREKA DIVISION 7 8 JACOB I. VELAZQUEZ, Case No. 22-cv-05522-RMI 9 Plaintiff, ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 10 v. FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO 11 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ACT SECURITY, 12 Re: Dkt. No. 33 Defendant. 13 14 After Plaintiff brought this action for review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s 15 decision to deny benefits, the court remanded the case for further proceedings. His attorney, John 16 D. Metsker, now seeks $25,157.01 in attorney fees and $1,322.39 in costs under…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Shalala v. SchaeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Moreno v. City of SacramentoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. Costa v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  5. Kenneth Spegon v. The Catholic Bishop of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999

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