Legal Opinion
Snizaski v. Heckler
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-1414, 83-1984 and 83-2410PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TEITELBAUM, Chief Judge.
Before the Court are petitions for attorney’s fees in social security disability cases which raise two issues: 1) are the district courts authorized to award attorney’s fees for services before the Social Security Administration; 2) are the fees requested reasonable.
Services before the agency
In each case the claimant prevailed before the court and the. attorney filed a petition for twenty-five percent (25%) of the past-due benefits for services before the agency and the court. The Secretary takes the position that the district courts lack jurisdiction…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Glendal B. Webb v. Elliot L. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Eugene Lewis v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- John S. MacDonald v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Redden v. CelebrezzeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Kathleen L. Morris v. Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Losco v. BowenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Tomallo v. HecklerDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- Strickland v. BowenDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1987
- Stocks v. SullivanDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1989
- Atkinson v. HecklerDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
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