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SORENSON v. CONCANNON

No. CIV. 94-874-JO.

161 F.Supp.2d 1164 (2001)

Phillip D. SORENSON; et al., Plaintiffs, v. Kevin CONCANNON, Director of the Department of Human Resources; et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

September 20, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Robert Stoll, Timothy S. DeJong, Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter, Portland, OR, Timothy P. Baxter, Stephen C. Kanaga, Lane County Law & Advocacy Center, Eugene, OR, Kathleen L. Wilde, Oregon Advocacy Center, Portland, OR, Richard C. Baldwin, Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Portland, OR, Susan Hogg, Newport, OR, Lorey H. Freeman, Oregon Law Center, Portland, OR, for Plaintiffs.

Gregory A. Chaimov, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Salem, OR, Stephen K. Bushong, Department of Justice, Salem, OR, Lori Hyman, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Craig J. Casey, Assistant United States Attorney, District of Oregon, United States Attorney's Office, Portland, OR, Susan K. Ullman, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

ROBERT E. JONES, District Judge:

In February 1999, after eight years of sustained litigation, plaintiffs' class action challenge to the Oregon disability determination system yielded a comprehensive settlement between plaintiffs, the state of Oregon ("state defendant"), and the United States ("federal defendant"). Shortly thereafter, plaintiffs sought nearly $1.5 million in attorney fees covering more than 8,000 hours incurred by at least 10 attorneys. Based the materials...

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