Legal Opinion

Faircloth v. Barnhart

District Court, D. New Mexico

Decided September 27, 2005No. CV 03-597 LCSPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AUTHORIZING ATTORNEY FEES

SMITH, United States Magistrate Judge.

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiffs Amended Motion for an Order Authorizing Attorney Fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1). (Doc. 24.) Plaintiffs counsel requests attorney fees in the amount of $7,499.65 for 14.6 hours of work associated with the federal litigation of Plaintiffs Social Security disability claim. Plaintiffs counsel previously received $1,927.10 from the United States for legal services in this Court pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (“EAJA”). (Doc. 20.)

Pursuant to 28…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gisbrecht v. BarnhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Blankenship v. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
  3. Richard H. Frazier v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  4. Sincock v. ObaraDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1970
  5. McGraw v. BarnhartDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2005

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Ellick v. BarnhartDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2006
  2. Amanda M. V. v. Frank Bisignano, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2025
  3. Bennett v. BarnhartDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2005
  4. Bright v. Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2021
  5. Cook v. Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2025

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