Legal Opinion
Brown v. Barnhart
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided March 7, 2003No. 4:00 CV 00043PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KISER, Senior District Judge.
In this case, the plaintiff was awarded $34,566.00 in Social Security disability benefits. The plaintiffs attorney, Robert A. Williams, moved the court to approve an award of attorney’s fees in the amount of $8,641.50, which is equal to twenty-five percent of the plaintiffs award. The United States Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendations recommend that I approve this award. The Commissioner of Social Security has filed a timely objection to the Report and Recommendations, and the plaintiff has not responded in the intervening month. I find…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gisbrecht v. BarnhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Mckittrick v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Kathleen L. Morris v. Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Craig v. Secretary, Department of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Ethelle B. Robinson v. John W. Gardner, Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Yarnevic v. ApfelDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2005
- McPeak v. BarnhartDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2005
- Ellick v. BarnhartDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2006
- Wilson v. AstrueDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2008
- Henshaw v. BarnhartDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2004
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