Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 7, 1988No. Civ. No. 84-1103(PG)Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PEREZ-GIMENEZ, Chief Judge.
Counsel for plaintiff moves the Court for the approval of attorney’s fees for a total of 4.75 hours of legal work expended in the services rendered at the judicial level in this case.
The Social Security Administration withheld the amount of $1,662.00 for payment of attorney’s fees. The amount of $2,200.00 has already been authorized for work performed at the administrative level.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) objects the authorization of a fee alleging that it would be in excess of the statutory maximum allowed by past…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Eugene Lewis v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Mckittrick v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- John S. MacDonald v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Earl BRISSETTE, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Redden v. CelebrezzeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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