ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)

J. RICHARD CREATURA, Magistrate Judge.

This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73 and Local Magistrate Judge Rule MJR 13 (see also Notice of Initial Assignment to a U.S. Magistrate Judge and Consent Form, ECF No. 5; Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge, ECF No. 6). This matter is before the Court on plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (see Dkt. 27). Defendant has no objection to plaintiff's request (see Dkt. 28).

The Court may allow a reasonable fee for an attorney who represented a Social Security Title II claimant before the Court and obtained a favorable judgment, as long as such fee is not in excess of 25 percent of the total of past-due benefits. See 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1); Grisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789 (2002). When a contingency agreement applies, the Court will look first to such agreement and will conduct an independent review to assure the reasonableness of the fee requested, taking into consideration the character of the representation and results achieved. See Grisbrecht, supra, 535 U.S. at 807, 808 (footnote omitted) (citations omitted). Although the fee agreement is the primary means for determining the fee, the Court will adjust the fee downward if substandard representation was provided, if the attorney caused excessive delay, or if a windfall would result from the requested fee. See Crawford v. Astrue, 586 F.3d 1142, 1151 (9th Cir. 2009) (citing Grisbrecht, supra, 535 U.S. at 808).

Here, the representation was standard, at least, and the results achieved excellent (see Dkt. 27, Attachment 3). See Grisbrecht, supra, 535 U.S. at 808. Following stipulated remand from this Court (Dkts. 20, 21) and another administrative hearing, the Administrative Law Judge awarded plaintiff disability benefits (Dkt. 27, Attachments 1, 3). There has not been excessive delay and no windfall will result from the requested fee.

Plaintiff's total back payment was $35,484.00 (see id., Attachments 3, 7). Plaintiff has moved for attorney's fee of $8,871.00, representing 25% of the past due benefits, minus the previously awarded EAJA fees of $3,807.68 (Dkt. 24), minus an additional voluntary reduction of $2,192.32 (see Dkt. 27, p. 1) for a net sum of $2,871.00 (id.). See Parish v. Comm'r. Soc. Sec. Admin., 698 F.3d 1215, 1221 (9th Cir. 2012).

Based on plaintiff's motion and supporting documents (see Dkt. 27, Attachments 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), and with no objection from defendant (Dkt. 28), it is hereby ORDERED that attorney's fees in the amount of $2,871.00 be awarded to plaintiff's attorney pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). After paying the attorney's fee, minus any applicable processing fees as allowed by statute, the Social Security Administration shall release all remaining funds directly to plaintiff.