Legal Opinion

Cartagena-Miranda v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided November 14, 2023No. 3:19-cv-01528Unknown

1Opinion

FÉLIX CARTAGENA-MIRANDA, Plaintiff, v. Civil No. 19-1528 (BJM) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. ORDER Plaintiff Félix Cartagena-Miranda (“Cartagena”) successfully challenged the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s (“Commissioner’s”) denial of his petition for Social Security disability insurance benefits. Docket Nos. (“Dkts.”) 14, 16. His counsel, Louis A. De Mier-LeBlanc (“De Mier”), then requested $18,838.75 in attorney fees under § 206(b) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (“406(b)”). Dkt. 18. He did not request attorney fees under the Equal Access…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gisbrecht v. BarnhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Pais v. KijakaziCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2022

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