Wells v. Bowen

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1988-08-09

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MESKILL, Circuit Judge: In these four appeals, which we have considered together, we must resolve several troublesome and recurring issues arising out of the awarding of attorney’s fees under the applicable provision of the Social Security Act (SSA), 42 U.S.C. § 406 (b) (1982). Specifically, we must consider the relationship between the SSA fee provision and an analogous provision of the…

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