Claypool v. Barnhart

ORDER

VANDERVORT, United States Magistrate Judge.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion for Award of Attorney Fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1), filed on March 31, 2003. (Doc. No. 23.) Plaintiffs counsel requests an award of attorney fees in the amount of $18,000.00, to be paid from the past-due Social Security benefits payable on this claim. Plaintiff asserts that this is a reasonable fee in accordance with the guidance provided by Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789, 122 S.Ct. 1817, 152 L.Ed.2d 996 (2002). Defendant filed a response to the Motion on April 29, 2003, arguing that…