Gossett v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION LAURA GOSSETT, ) ) Claimant, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:14-CV-1696-CLS ) ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner, ) Social Security Administration, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This court entered an order on August 8, 2019, granting claimant’s motion for an award of attorney fees, but reducing the fee award from the requested amount of $78,280.63, which would have amounted to an hourly rate of $5,218.71, to a total of $5,701.80, which amounted to an hourly rate of $380.12, or twice counsel’s typical hourly rate.1 The case…