Dowdy v. Bowen

ORDER

STEVENS, District Judge.

Before the court is the petition of plaintiff’s counsel for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to section 206(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1).

I. Facts

Counsel represented social security claimant William G. Dowdy, now deceased, and his surviving spouse Ethel Dowdy, who was substituted as plaintiff, in the above-styled disability benefits action. This court’s order of October 2, 1985, granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, thus entitling plaintiff to accrued benefits in the amount of $25,036.26. The Secretary has withheld…