WIDRIG v. APFEL

Nos. 96-36262, 96-36263.

140 F.3d 1207 (1998)

Carl WIDRIG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. Jean A. SIMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Memorandum March 2, 1998.

Order and Opinion Decided April 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Wilborn, Eugene, Oregon, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Douglas Cohen, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland, for defendant-appellee.

Before: PREGERSON, TROTT and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

Appellee's request for publication is granted. The Memorandum filed March 2, 1998, is redesignated as an authored Opinion by Judge Tashima.

OPINION

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

Carl Widrig and Jean Simpson (collectively "appellants") appeal the district court's awards of attorney's fees in their Social Security cases.1 In both cases, the court awarded fees based...

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