Legal Opinion
Motley v. Heckler
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided March 2, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-0071-DPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KISER, District Judge.
It is trite but true that the contingent fee is the poor man’s key to the courthouse door. This is recognized both statutorily and judicially. 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1); Morris v. Social Security Administration, 689 F.2d 495 (4th Cir.1982). This case presents a challenge to certain procedures of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) which adversely affect the use of the contingent fee in appeals of social security benefit determinations.
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Johnnie Motley, Jr., suffers from severe lower back pain caused by a ruptured disc. This injury,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Schweiker v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Whirlpool Corp. v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Sidney E. Dawson v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Blankenship v. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Kathleen L. Morris v. Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Creola Wheeler v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services. Appeal of Margaret M. Heckler, Sec. Of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Pittman v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- William J. Detson v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Johnnie MOTLEY, Jr., Appellee, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Jerry RUSSELL, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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