Legal Opinion
Lowe v. Apfel
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided October 5, 1999No. C 98-3035-MWBPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
BENNETT, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court pursuant to plaintiffs attorney’s September 22, 1999, Application For Attorney Fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412, the Equal Access to Justice Act. This fee application follows reversal of the ALJ’s denial of Title II disability benefits and remand of this case to the Commissioner for the purpose of calculating and awarding benefits. Plaintiffs attorney has submitted a fee claim for 23.2 hours at $125 per hour, or a total fee of $2,900. On October 1, 1999,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Melkonyan v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Donald B. Jackson v. Shirley Chater, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Oscar STOCKTON, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Ground v. SullivanDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1992
- Hartter v. ApfelDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1999
3Cited by1 opinion
- Knudsen v. BarnhartDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004