Legal Opinion
Straw v. Bowen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 1, 1989No. Nos. 87-4036, 87-4059, 87-4238 and 87-4243PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THELTON E. HENDERSON, District Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
All four cases involve appeals of attorneys fees awarded to Lloyd Hartford, an attorney in Billings, Montana, who regular*1168ly represents social security disability claimants before the Social Security Administration and the federal courts. In Straw v. Bowen, CV84-023 JFB (D.Mont., Feb. 3, 1984), and Garcia v. Bowen, CV83-301 BLG (D.Mont., Nov. 22, 1983), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) appeals the fee awards, arguing that they are excessive; in Davis v. Bowen, CV84-034 GF (D.Mont., Feb. 3, 1984), and Pelton v. Bowen,…
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3Cited by70 opinions
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