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CRAIG v. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERV.

No. 88-3994.

864 F.2d 324 (1989)

James E. CRAIG, Social Security Number 225-56-3538, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce G. Forrest (John R. Bolton, Asst. Atty. Gen., John P. Alderman, U.S. Atty., William Kanter, Appellate Staff, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, on brief), for defendant-appellant.

James Greer Welsh (Timberlake, Smith, Thomas & Moses, P.C., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUSSELL, Circuit Judge, BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge, and KISER, United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

The Secretary of Health and Human Services challenges an attorney's fee of $5,970.90 awarded by a magistrate to counsel for representing a social security disability claimant.* The Secretary suggests that a fee of approximately $800 for 8.6 hours' work is appropriate. He insists that no enhancement of the fee is justified. The attorney maintains that the award is...

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