Legal Opinion
Glendal B. Webb v. Elliot L. Richardson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1972No. 71-2010PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCREE, Circuit Judge.
The Secretary appeals from the allowance of attorney fees to a claimant’s attorney in the amount of 25% of accrued benefits awarded at the direction of the District Court. We agree with the Secretary that the fee fixed by the court was not reasonable in the circumstances of this case, and we remand for reconsideration.
Claimant first applied for disability benefits in 1961. This application was denied by the Social Security Administration and judicial review was not sought. In February 1965, claimant filed a second application, which was denied through the first two…
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