WEBB v. RICHARDSON

No. 71-2010.

472 F.2d 529 (1972)

Glendal B. WEBB, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elliot L. RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

December 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Kelley, Office of Legal Counsel, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellant; L. Patrick Gray, Asst. Atty. Gen., Eugene E. Siler, U. S. Atty., Kathryn H. Baldwin, Atty., Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., on brief.

Henry R. Wilhoit, Jr., Grayson, Ky., for appellee.

Before EDWARDS, McCREE, and KENT, Circuit Judges.


McCREE, Circuit Judge.

The Secretary appeals from the allowance of attorney fees to a claimant's attorney in the amount of 25% of accrued benefits awarded at the direction of the District Court. We agree with the Secretary that the fee fixed by the court was not reasonable in the circumstances of this case, and we remand for reconsideration.

Claimant first applied for disability benefits in 1961. This application was denied by the Social Security Administration...

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