Legal Opinion
Ramos Colon v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 13, 1987No. Civ. 84-0132 (JAF)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTE, District Judge.
This case is before us on a motion for attorney’s fees filed by plaintiff's attorney Juan A. Hernández-Rivera. 1 While the court understands that, generally, attorneys may not collect fees in Social Security disability benefit cases where benefits are not awarded, see 42 U.S.C. sec. 406, and, therefore, tends to be fair in granting fees where benefits are awarded, we find that the present motion is a blatant attempt to overcharge a client, merely because the system withheld a set amount which may be applied to such fees.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Reeves v. MathewsDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1977
- Stiltner v. CalifanoDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1977
3Cited by3 opinions
- Wilberto RAMOS COLON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Santos Rivera v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1987
- Timberland Design Inc. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990