Goodell v. Flemming

HENDERSON, District Judge.

This is a suit by the plaintiff, an attorney at law, allegedly under the provisions of Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 405(g), seeking to review the amount of a fee awarded to the plaintiff by a referee of the Social Security Administration.

The plaintiff represented one Anthony Casamento in connection with Casa-mento’s claim for old-age insurance benefits at a hearing held on November 12, 1958, before John J. Dumpert, referee. As a result of the hearing, the referee rendered a decision on March 20, 1959, holding that Casamento was entitled to old-age insurance benefits. As a…