Franklin v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S PETITION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES

CHURCHILL, District Judge.

The plaintiff in the above-entitled matter sought and obtained an award of Supplemental Security Income benefits under Ti- tie XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1385. Subsequent to the award, counsel for the plaintiff filed a petition for allowance of attorney’s fees, seeking court approval of an attorney fee award in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the benefits accrued to the plaintiff. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss the petition for allowance of…