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SHILTS v. COLVIN, CV-08-01440-PHX-FJM. (2013)

Court: District Court, D. Arizona Number: infdco20130610837 Visitors: 3
Filed: Jun. 07, 2013
Latest Update: Jun. 07, 2013
Summary: ORDER FREDERICK J. MARTONE, Senior District Judge. The court has before it plaintiff's counsel's motion for award of attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. 406(b) in the amount of $6,975.25 (doc. 34). Defendant did not respond to the motion and the time for doing so has expired. 1 Therefore, having received no objection, and concluding that the fee request is reasonable, IT IS ORDERED GRANTING plaintiff's counsel's motion for an award of attorney's fees in the amount of $6,975.25. FootNotes
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ORDER

FREDERICK J. MARTONE, Senior District Judge.

The court has before it plaintiff's counsel's motion for award of attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) in the amount of $6,975.25 (doc. 34). Defendant did not respond to the motion and the time for doing so has expired.1

Therefore, having received no objection, and concluding that the fee request is reasonable,

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING plaintiff's counsel's motion for an award of attorney's fees in the amount of $6,975.25.

FootNotes


1. Although the Commissioner of Social Security "has no direct financial stake" in a fee request under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), "she plays a part in the fee determination resembling that of a trustee for the claimants." Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789, 798 n.6 (2002).
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