Legal Opinion
Martha M. BURNETT, Appellee, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1985No. 83-1992PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court for the Western District of Arkansas awarding attorney’s fees, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1) (1982), plus interest, to the attorney who represented a Social Security claimant who was awarded Title II disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits retroactively. Burnett v. Heckler, 563 F.Supp. 789 (W.D. Ark.1983). For reversal the Secretary argues that the district court erred in computing the amount of the attorney’s…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Batterton v. FrancisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Schweiker v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Alcea Band of TillamooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Eugene Lewis v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Willis v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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- Manning v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Earleen Smith v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appeal of Deborah Spector and Ellyn HershmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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