STRICKLAND v. BOWEN

Civ. A. No. 83-66-ATH (WDO).

669 F.Supp. 1086 (1987)

Robert G. STRICKLAND, Plaintiff, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Athens Division.

September 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Gordon, Hartwell, Ga., for plaintiff.

John L. Lynch, Macon, Ga., for defendant.


ORDER

OWENS, Chief Judge.

Claimant's counsel, Walter Gordon, Esq., and Larkin Mims, Esq., have petitioned the court for an award of attorney's fees in the above-captioned case for their successful representation of claimant before the court. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1), the court may allow claimant's counsel a "reasonable fee" of up to twenty-five percent of claimant's total past-due benefits. The court can, however, only award claimant's counsel...

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