Legal Opinion
Craig v. Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1989No. 88-3994PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of Health and Human Services challenges an attorney’s fee of $5,970.90 awarded by a magistrate to counsel for representing a social security disability claimant.* The Secretary suggests *326that a fee of approximately $800 for 8.6 hours’ work is appropriate. He insists that no enhancement of the fee is justified. The attorney maintains that the award is reasonable even though it amounts to compensation at the approximate rate of $694 per hour.
Both positions are untenable. The attorney should not be limited to a bare bones, lodestar fee. He is entitled…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Spell v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Wells v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Gisbrecht v. BarnhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Luke BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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