Leask v. Kijakazi

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SAMANTHA ALEXANDRIA LEASK, : Civil No. 1:23-CV-1817 Plaintiff, : v. : (Chief Magistrate Judge Bloom) FRANK BISIGNANO, : Commissioner of Social Security, : Defendant : MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction This case comes before us on a motion for attorneys’ fees filed by the plaintiff, Samantha Leask. (Doc. 23). Leask has moved to release a portion of her past due Social Security benefits directly to her attorney, pursuant to their contingent fee agreement and 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). The funds in question were withheld by…