Shelia Jones v. Nancy Berryhill

After plaintiff Shelia Jones was awarded past-due disability benefits by the Social Security Administration (SSA) on remand by the district court, she sought—through counsel—$13,000 in attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). The district court found that the hourly fee resulting from the requested amount was excessive, and that the $4,244.82 previously awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act—upon the district court’s remand to the SSA— was appropriate. Jones appeals.

The Supreme Court has stated that, while the district court may consider the hourly rate in determining the…