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BUCHANAN v. APFEL

No. 00-5053.

249 F.3d 485 (2001)

Dale BUCHANAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric L. Buchanan, Dale Buchanan & Associates, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Charlotte M. Connery-Aujla, Social Security Admin., Office of the General Counsel, Baltimore, Maryland, for Defendant-Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Eric L. Buchanan, Dale Buchanan & Associates, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Charlotte M. Connery-Aujla, Social Security Admin., Office of the General Counsel, Baltimore, Maryland, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: COLE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges; ALDRICH, District Judge.

Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Dale Buchanan represented five individuals in successful claims for back benefits before the Commissioner of Social Security. When he sought approval of the attorney fees specified in the contracts with his clients, however, the Commissioner determined that Buchanan was limited to receiving sums equal to exactly 25 percent of the claimants' back benefits, rather than the...

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