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EZEKIEL v. ASTRUE

No. 2:09-cv-450-DBH.

853 F.Supp.2d 177 (2012)

Ruth EZEKIEL, Plaintiff v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

April 6, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Jackson, Jackson & MacNichol, South Portland, ME, for Plaintiff.

Joseph Dunn, Susan B. Donahue, Office of General Counsel, Region I, Social Security Administration, Boston, MA, for Defendant.

DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES

D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.

This is a dispute over the amount of attorney fees in a social security disability case. The lawyer has requested approval of the amount that his contingent fee agreement provides. The Commissioner says that results in an undeserved windfall to the lawyer.1 I agree with the Commissioner and reduce the amount of the fee to be awarded out...

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