Legal Opinion
Yackel v. Barnhart
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided April 18, 2016No. 5:06-CV-626 (DNH/VEB)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER
DAVID N. HURD, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs counsel, Attorneys Keith R. Wolfe (“Attorney Wolfe”) and Paul F. Ia-conis (“Attorney Iaconis”), have applied pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), for $20,000 in attorney’s fees from the full 25% of, the past-due Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”) benefits awarded by the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner”). Defendant Commissioner argues that Attorney Wolfe’s application for attorney’s fees should be denied as untimely.
II. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff applied for SSDI benefits on…
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