MOTLEY v. HECKLER

Civ. A. No. 83-0071-D.

605 F.Supp. 88 (1985)

Johnnie MOTLEY, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Danville Division.

March 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Patterson Rogers, Danville, Va., for plaintiff.

E. Montgomery Tucker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Roanoke, Va., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KISER, District Judge.

It is trite but true that the contingent fee is the poor man's key to the courthouse door. This is recognized both statutorily and judicially. 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1); Morris v. Social Security Administration, 689 F.2d 495 (4th Cir.1982). This case presents a challenge to certain procedures of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary") which adversely...

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