DeFour v. Secretary of Health & Human Services

*1046MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

COHN, District Judge.

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This is a declaratory judgment action relating to the necessity of filing a petition for approval of attorney fees for work at the administrative level in a social security disability case when the fees are paid by a third party. 42 U.S.C. § 406(a). Plaintiff, Betty J. DeFour (DeFour) filed an application for social security disability benefits stating that she became disabled due to chronic asthma and breathing problems. Her application was denied initially and upon reconsideration. She requested an administrative hearing and the ALJ decided she was…