Cohn Law Firm v. Astrue

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

JAMES D. TODD, District Judge.

Plaintiffs William A. Cohn and the Cohn Law firm1 filed this action against Defendant Commissioner of Social Security. Plaintiffs contend that Defendant Commissioner (1) did not disburse attorney fees as ordered by agency administrative law judges (“ALJs”); (2) improperly withheld attorney fees from back payments awarded to their clients; (3) should have withheld all of the fees that the ALJs ordered; (4) violated regulations and public policy by not…