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BAILEY v. HECKLER

Nos. 84-1478, 84-1586.

777 F.2d 1167 (1985)

James BAILEY, Harley Hubbs, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Smith, argued, Bernstein and Bernstein, Detroit, Mich., for J. Bailey.

Christopher E. Smith, Detroit, Mich., Donald A. Smith, argued, for H. Hubbs.

Joel M. Shere, U.S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., Pamela Thompson, Carolyn Bell Harbin, Mary Beth McNamara, argued, for defendant-appellee.

Before LIVELY, Chief Judge, WELLFORD, Circuit Judge, and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

In this consolidated appeal, counsel for Plaintiffs Bailey and Hubbs ("counsel") challenges the amount of attorney's fees awarded by the district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1). In each case, the district court concluded that the amount of hours claimed was unreasonable, why the claim was unreasonable, the amount of hours that would be reasonable and, without further explanation, arrived at a lump sum award. Because the district court failed...

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