Sims ex rel. Sims v. Gardner’s Empirical Analysis
378 F.2d 70 · 1967
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Lovel Redden v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, James B. Lambert v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare · Redden v. Celebrezze · Lambert v. Celebrezze · Hopkins v. Gardner
Most-quoted passages
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““Section 406(b) (1) was added to the Social Security Act in 1965 for the purpose of preventing attorneys from receiving ‘inordinately large fees.’ ””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Whenever a court renders a judgment favorable to a claimant under this title who was represented before the court by an attorney, the court may determine and allow as part of its judgment a reasonable fee for such representation, not in excess of 25 percent of the total of the past-due benefits to which the claimant is entitled by reason of such judgment, and the Secretary may, notwithstanding the provisions of section 250(i), certify the amount of such fee for payment to such attorney out of, and not in addition to, the amount of such past-due benefits. In case of any judgment, no other fee may be payable or certified for payment for such representation except as provided in this paragraph.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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