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McGUIRE v. BOWEN

No. 89-1669.

900 F.2d 984 (1990)

Leonard R. McGUIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Benjamin (argued), Levine, Benjamin, Tushman, Bratt, Jerris & Stein, Southfield, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donna Morros Weinstein, Chief Counsel, Gregory J. Guckenberger, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Chicago, Ill., Pamela J. Thompson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before KENNEDY and GUY, Circuit Judges, and ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by attorney Gerald Benjamin from a reduction in attorney fees claimed after Benjamin successfully represented a claimant in a social security disability benefits case. Benjamin and the claimant were parties to a twenty-five percent contingent fee contract. The benefits awarded amounted to $21,924.50, and Benjamin claimed a fee of $3,969.50, supported by recapitulated time records indicating 31 3/4 hours of work.1

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